Lake map scale

The air distance between the cottages on the same shore of the lake, 2.7 km, is the distance expressed by a line length of 36 mm. Find the scale of the map.

Final Answer:

M =  1:75000

Step-by-step explanation:

a=2.7 km m=2.7 1000  m=2700 m b=36 mm m=36:1000  m=0.036 m  M=b/a=0.036/27001.0×105=1:75000



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