Question

A map is drawn to the scale of 1 : 100, 000. If the distance between 2 towns is 2km what would be the distance between them on the map?

Answer 1

`20mm=2cm`

Explanation:

`2km=2000m=2,000,000mm`
The ratio:
`1:100,000|*20mm`
`20mm:2,000,000mm`

The distance on the map is `20mm=2cm`