Civil Service Exam Reviewer · Measurement and Geometry · hard
On a map with scale 1 cm : 500 m, a park occupies 12 cm². What is its actual area?
- 6,000 m²
- 3,000,000 m²
- 600,000 m²
- 300,000 m²
Answer
B. 3,000,000 m²
Solution
1 cm² on the map = 500 m × 500 m = 250,000 m². Area = 12 × 250,000 = 3,000,000 m². (Scale is squared for area.)
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