Ms. Anita has to drive from Jhareda to Ganwari. She measures a distance of 3.5 cm between these villages on the map. What is the actual distance between the villages if the map scale is 1 cm = 10 km?

Solution:

If the distance between the villages Jhareda and Ganwari on the map = 3.5 cm

The scale of the map: 1 cm = 10 km

Hence the actual distance between the two villages is 3.5 × 10 = 35 km

✦ Try This: Ms. Anita has to drive from Jhareda to Ganwari. She measures a distance of 9.0 cm between these villages on the map. What is the actual distance between the villages if the map scale is 2 cm = 8 km?

If the distance between the villages Jhareda and Ganwari on the map = 9.0 cm

The scale of the map: 2 cm = 8 km or 1 cm = 4 km

Hence the actual distance between the two villages is 9.0 × 4 = 36 km

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NCERT Exemplar Class 8 Maths Chapter 10 Problem 93

Ms. Anita has to drive from Jhareda to Ganwari. She measures a distance of 3.5 cm between these villages on the map. What is the actual distance between the villages if the map scale is 1 cm = 10 km

Summary:

Ms. Anita has to drive from Jhareda to Ganwari. She measures a distance of 3.5 cm between these villages on the map. The actual distance between the villages if the map scale is 1 cm = 10 km is 35 km

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