Question

The distance between two places on a city map is 5 cm and the actual distance between them is 5 km. What would be the scale of the map?

• A. 1 cm = 1 km
• B. 1 cm = 5 km
• C. 1 cm = 10 km
• D. 10 cm = 5 km

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1 cm = 1 km

The scale of the map is,

$\text{Scale}=\frac{\text{Distance on the map}}{\text{Distance on the ground}}$

$\text{Scale}=\frac{5\text{cm}}{5\text{km}}$

$\text{Scale}=\frac{1\text{cm}}{1\text{km}}$

So, the scale of the map is 1 cm = 1 km