Khianna is looking for a geocache in an amusement park. The geocache is located inside the park’s puppet theater.
This map shows the location of the geocache and the route Khianna will take to reach it:
The map scale is 500:1. This means that distances in the park are 500 times as far as they are on the map.
1. First, Khianna must walk from the front gate to the Ferris wheel. This distance is 2.5 cm on Khianna’s map. How far is the actual distance in the park? (Give your answer in meters) Show your calculations below. ____________
To find the actual distance in the park, we need to multiply the distance on the map by the scale.
Actual distance = Distance on map * Map scale
Actual distance = 2.5 cm * 500
Actual distance = 1250 cm
To convert the actual distance from centimeters to meters, we divide by 100.
Actual distance in meters = Actual distance in centimeters / 100
Actual distance in meters = 1250 cm / 100
Actual distance in meters = 12.5 m
Therefore, the actual distance from the front gate to the Ferris wheel is 12.5 meters.