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Map scales

E Math · Secondary 4 · Hard · Map scales

A map has a scale of 1 : 40 000.

(a) The distance between two villages on the map is 6.5 cm. Find the actual distance between the villages in kilometres.

(b) A park has an actual area of 1.6 square kilometres. Find the area of the park on the map in square centimetres.

2.6 km and 10 cm²
26 km and $1.6\times10^{8}$ cm²
0.26 km and $1.6\times10^{6}$ cm²
260 km and $1.6\times10^{12}$ cm²

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