MathsFormula
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The scale of a map is 1 : 20 000
What area does 8 cm2 represent?
Answer in book is 0.32 km2 (or 320 000 m2)
My working:
1 cm is 20000 cm so 8 cm is 160000 cm
This is 1600 m .... which is 1.6 km
So answer is 1.6 km2 WRONG ANSWER
Please help. Thanks
What area does 8 cm2 represent?
Answer in book is 0.32 km2 (or 320 000 m2)
My working:
1 cm is 20000 cm so 8 cm is 160000 cm
This is 1600 m .... which is 1.6 km
So answer is 1.6 km2 WRONG ANSWER
Please help. Thanks