The purpose of this exercise is to help you understand fractional (ratio) scales. Not all maps have a ratio scale of 1:24,000. Convert the following fractional scales to ground distances. Show all of your work for full credit. Use the unit information and conversions table in Chapter 5B to help you. feet 1. 1:48,000 1 inch = feet 2. 1:31,680 1 inch = miles
3. 1:250,000 1 cm = meters
4. 1:1,000,000 1 cm = kilometers
