The scale of the map is 1.20000 the road is 28 km apart from town to town how far apart will it be in on the map in cm
there are 10^5 cm in a km
one cm on the map represents two km on the ground
To determine the distance between the towns on the map, we need to use the scale of the map. In this case, the scale is given as 1:20000. This means that 1 unit on the map represents 20000 units in reality.
To find the distance on the map, we can set up a proportion using the scale:
1 unit on the map / 20000 units in reality = x units on the map / 28 km in reality
Now, we can solve this proportion to find out how many units apart the towns will be on the map.
Cross-multiplying, we get:
1 * 28 km in reality = 20000 * x units on the map
28 km = 20000x
Solving for x, we divide both sides by 20000:
x = 28 km / 20000
x = 0.0014 km
To convert this distance to centimeters, we can multiply it by 1000, since there are 1000 meters in a kilometer:
0.0014 km * 1000 = 1.4 meters
Since there are 100 centimeters in a meter, we can multiply by 100 to get the distance in centimeters:
1.4 meters * 100 = 140 centimeters
Therefore, the towns will be approximately 140 centimeters apart on the map.