On a particular map, the length of a road is 10 cm. If the scale of the map is '1 cm = 1 km', what is the actual length of the road?
A
10 cm
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B
1 km
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C
10 km
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D
100 km
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Solution
The correct option is C 10 km The scale is '1 cm = 1 km'. This means that 1 cm on the map refers to 1 km on the actual road. Since, length of the road on the map is 10 cm, actual length of road is 10 x 1 km = 10 km.