Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Use a ruler to measure the distance in cm between the places joined by dotted lines. If the map has been drawn using the scale 1 cm : 10 km, find the actual distances between college and complex.

Advertisements
Solution
Given scale is 1 cm : 10 km, i.e. 1 cm in a picture = 10 km of actual distance
Distance between the college and complex in the picture = 2 cm
Hence, the actual distance between the college and complex = 2 × 10 = 20 km.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Prepare a plan to buy the necessary books for the school library. Arranging the books in order
In a blueprint of a room, an architect has shown the height of the room as 33 cm. If the actual height of the room is 330 cm, then the scale used by her is ______.
The following is the map of a town. Based on it answer question.

The ratio of the number of general stores and that of the ground is ______.
If 4 km on a map is represented by 1 cm, then 16 km is represented by ______ cm.
If actual distance between two places A and B is 110 km and it is represented on a map by 25 mm. Then the scale used is ______.
Look at the map given below. Answer the following questions.
- Which two hospitals are opposite to each other?
- A person residing at Niti Bagh has to go to Chirag Delhi after dropping her daughter at Asiad Tower. Mention the important landmarks he will pass alongwith the roads taken.
- Name of which road is similar to the name of some month.

The side of a square board is 50 cm. A student has to draw its image in her notebook. If the drawing of the square board in the notebook has perimeter of 40 cm, then by which scale the figure has been drawn?
Use a ruler to measure the distance in cm between the places joined by dotted lines. If the map has been drawn using the scale 1 cm : 10 km, find the actual distances between school and library.

Find the scale.
Actual size 12 m
Drawing size 3 cm
Look at the map given below
Houses
Now, answer the following questions.
In which sector is Fire Station located?
