Civil Service Exam Reviewer · Measurement and Geometry · hard
On a map with scale 1 cm : 200 m, a park occupies 8 cm². What is its actual area?
- 1,600 m²
- 160,000 m²
- 320,000 m²
- 32,000 m²
Answer
C. 320,000 m²
Solution
1 cm² on the map = 200 m × 200 m = 40,000 m². Area = 8 × 40,000 = 320,000 m². (Scale is squared for area.)
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