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
Scale up in map units first, then climb from centimetres to kilometres.The full step-by-step working and final answer are included with Premium — checked against ECZ marking standards.
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