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15 May, 17:32

A map of square piece of property is drawn at a scale of 1:500. If a side of the property on the map is 16 cm, what is the property's actual area?

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  1. 15 May, 17:35
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    A=s^2

    s=500x

    A=250000x^2, and since x=16cm

    A=250000 (16^2)

    A=64000000 cm^2 But a more appropriate unit would be m^2 so:

    A=64000000cm^2 (m^2/10000cm^2) = 6400 m^2
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