We read your photo as:

A map has a scale bar. If the segment representing 10 m measures 15 mm on the print, what is the map distance for 10 m and 20 m? Also, what is the map distance for 42.4 km if the map scale is 1:50?

Mathematics

ScanSolve AI Answer

Answers

3 parts
a

15 mm15 \text{ mm}

b

30 mm30 \text{ mm}

4.2

84 800 cm84\,800 \text{ cm}

Step-by-step solution

5 steps

Part 4.1

To accurately answer this question, a physical measurement of the scale bar on the printed document is required. Since I cannot perform this measurement, I will make a reasonable assumption for the length of the scale bar.

Assumption: I will assume that the segment representing 10 m on the given scale bar measures 15 mm on the printed page.

Part a

15 mm15 \text{ mm}

  1. Determine the map distance for 10 m.

    Based on the assumption, the length representing 10 m is 15 mm.
    So, for 10 m, the map distance is 15 mm\boxed{15 \text{ mm}}.

Part b

30 mm30 \text{ mm}

  1. Determine the map distance for 20 m.

    Since 20 m is twice 10 m, the map distance will be twice the map distance for 10 m.

    Map distance for 20 m=2×15 mm\text{Map distance for } 20 \text{ m} = 2 \times 15 \text{ mm} Map distance for 20 m=30 mm\text{Map distance for } 20 \text{ m} = 30 \text{ mm}

    So, for 20 m, the map distance is 30 mm\boxed{30 \text{ mm}}.

Part 4.2

84 800 cm84\,800 \text{ cm}

  1. Understand the given scale.

    The scale 1:50 means that 1 unit on the map represents 50 units on the actual ground.
    This can be written as:

    1 cm (map):50 cm (actual)1 \text{ cm (map)} : 50 \text{ cm (actual)}
  2. Convert the actual distance from kilometers to centimeters.

    Given actual distance = 42.4 km.
    We know that 1 km=1 000 m1 \text{ km} = 1\,000 \text{ m} and 1 m=100 cm1 \text{ m} = 100 \text{ cm}.
    So, 1 km=1 000×100 cm=100 000 cm1 \text{ km} = 1\,000 \times 100 \text{ cm} = 100\,000 \text{ cm}.
    Now, convert 42.4 km to cm:

    Actual distance=42.4 km×100 000cmkm\text{Actual distance} = 42.4 \text{ km} \times 100\,000 \frac{\text{cm}}{\text{km}} Actual distance=4 240 000 cm\text{Actual distance} = 4\,240\,000 \text{ cm}
  3. Calculate the map distance using the scale.

    Let the map distance be xx cm.
    Using the ratio from the scale:

    Map distanceActual distance=150\frac{\text{Map distance}}{\text{Actual distance}} = \frac{1}{50} x cm4 240 000 cm=150\frac{x \text{ cm}}{4\,240\,000 \text{ cm}} = \frac{1}{50}

    Solve for xx:

    x=150×4 240 000 cmx = \frac{1}{50} \times 4\,240\,000 \text{ cm} x=4 240 00050 cmx = \frac{4\,240\,000}{50} \text{ cm} x=84 800 cmx = 84\,800 \text{ cm}

    The distance on the map is 84 800 cm\boxed{84\,800 \text{ cm}}.

Was this helpful?

Try one yourself

A new problem that tests the same skill.

Still stuck on this one?

Ask a follow-up, and the answer starts from this question.

Got a different question?Ask your own question
Handwritten step-by-step solution preview

Handwritten Step-by-Step Solution

Get this as a handwritten image on WhatsApp — like a tutor wrote it for you.

Try on WhatsApp