Question

The scale on a map is 1 : 30 000 What is the actual distance represented by 1 centimetre?
Give your answer in metres.

Answer 1

Answer:

$300\ m$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The scale on a map is $1 : 30,000$

we can say that

$1\ cm$ on a map is equal to $30,000\ cm$ in the actual

so

Convert centimeters to meters

Remember that

$1\ m=100\ cm$

$30,000\ cm=30,000/100=300\ m$