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Question
Convert the following representative fraction into a statement:
1 : 200,000 (to show kilometres)
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Solution
1 : 2,00,000 (to show kilometres)
Numerical scale (R.F.) = Distance on the map
Distance on the ground
= `1/(2,00,000`
= 1 cm to 2,00,000 cm
Since, 1 km = 1,00,000 cm
Or 2 km = 2,00,000 cm
1 cm to 2 km
Thus, the statement scale is 1 cm to 2 km.
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