ECZ 2012 · O-Level Paper 1 — Similarity and Congruency
A map is drawn to a scale of 1 : 50 000. The actual area of a game park is 25 square kilometres. Calculate its area on the map, in square centimetres.
- A. 50 cm2
- B. 12.5 cm2
- C. 100 cm2
- D. 500 cm2
Verified working — step 1
1 cm represents 0.5 km, so 1 cm2 represents 0.25 km2. The map area is 250.25 = …The full step-by-step working and final answer are included with Premium — checked against ECZ marking standards.
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