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Ratio, SM-Bank 045

Determine the scale factor if a length of 5 millimetres on a map represents an actual distance of 20 metres.  (2 marks)

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\(4000\)

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\(\text{Scale ratio}\)

\(=5\ \text{mm}\ :\ 20\ \text{m}\)

\(=5\ \text{mm}\ :\ 20\ 000\ \text{mm}\)

\(=1\ :\ 4000\)

\(\text{Scale factor}\)

\(=4000\)

Filed Under: Ratio Tagged With: num-title-ct-core, smc-4608-20-Word problems ratio, smc-4608-35-Scale

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