SOLUTION: the scale of a detailed map is 1:2000. find the actual area, in square meters for 1 cm squared

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Question 1208049: the scale of a detailed map is 1:2000. find the actual area, in square meters for 1 cm squared
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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One centimeter in the map is 2000 centimeters in the field, or 20 meters.

The square 1 cm by 1 cm in the map is the square of 20 meters by 20 meters in the field,
or 20*20 = 400 m^2 actual area.