Map - route

A map has a scale of 1:40,000. How many centimetres will a route of 4.8 km be shown as on the map?

Final Answer:

b =  12 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

M=40000 a=4.8 km cm=4.8 1000 100  cm=480000 cm  M = a:b b=a/M=480000/40000=12 cm



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