Question

In a city, the bus station is 900 m away from the railway station. What is the distance between them if a map is drawn using the scale 1 cm = 150 m?

• A. 5 cm
• B. 6 cm
• C. 6.5 cm
• D. 7 cm

Answer 1

The correct option is B 6 cm

Scale: 1 cm = 150 m
$\therefore 1\text{m}=\frac{1}{150}\text{cm}$

Given:
The distance of bus station from the railway station = 900 m

$\therefore$ The distance between them on the map
$=900\times \frac{1}{150}\text{cm}$
$=\frac{900}{150}=6\text{cm}$