ECZ 2012 · O-Level Paper 1 — Similarity and Congruency

A map is drawn to a scale of 1 : 50 000. Two camps are 7 cm apart on the map. Find the actual distance between them, in kilometres.

  • A. 35 km
  • B. 3.5 km
  • C. 0.35 km
  • D. 350 km

Verified working — step 1

7 x 50 000 = 350 000 cm, and 350 000 cm = …

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