SOLUTION: A) on a map of scale 1 cm to 500 m the area of a car park is 2 cm^2 . What is the actual area of the car park in m^2 ? And in km^2 ?
B) if a road in the same area is 1.75 km long
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Question 1050760: A) on a map of scale 1 cm to 500 m the area of a car park is 2 cm^2 . What is the actual area of the car park in m^2 ? And in km^2 ?
B) if a road in the same area is 1.75 km long , how long would it be on the map ?
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A) If the area of the car park is 2 cm² on the map, then the actual area is 2 x 500m², or 1000 m²; which is equal to 1 km²
B) If the road is 1.75 km, then it would be 1750 m/500 m, or 3.5 cm long. ☺☺☺☺
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