Question

A map has a scale of 1 : 250 000 . Two towns are 4 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they in kilometres in the real world.

Answer 1

Answer:

A scale of 1 : 50 000 is used on many Ordnance Survey maps. This means that 1 cm on the map represents an actual distance of 50 000 CM.

(or 500 m or.5 km)