Question

In representative fraction the unit of measurement of distance in the numerator and the denominator should be _____________.

• A. different
• B. same
• C. numerator should be greater
• D. denominator should be greater

Answer 1

The correct option is B same

In representative fraction the unit of measurement of distance in the numerator and the denominator should be same.

A representative fraction (RF) is the ratio of distance on the map to distance on the ground. Representative fractions are expressed in the form of 1 followed by a : (colon) and then a number, where the one is the numerator in the fraction, the colon represents the division operation, and the other number is the denominator. Thus, a scale of 1:24,000 can be expressed mathematically as 1/24,000. In fact, on some maps, you will see the RF represented using a division sign.