Central Park

Central Park is a rectangular park in New York City and the map scale is 1 cm: 320 m (It means 1 cm on the map represents 320 m in the real world. ). Find the north-south distance if the length on the map is 2.5 cm.

Correct answer:

x =  800 m

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} M=320 \\ a=2.5\text{ cm } \\ x=M\cdot a=320\cdot 2.5=800\text{ m} \end{gathered}$$

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