The distance between two cities on a map with a scale of 1: 5000000 equals 2 cm.

The distance between two cities on a map with a scale of 1: 5000000 equals 2 cm. Find the distance between two cities in reality.

On a map with a scale of 1: 5,000,000, 5,000,000 centimeters of real terrain are displayed in 1 centimeter of the map.

We translate the value of the map scale from centimeters to kilometers.

Since 1 km – 1000 meters, and 1 meter – 100 cm, we get:

5,000,000 / (1,000 * 100) = 5,000,000 / 100,000 = 50 km in 1 cm.

We find the real distance between cities.

To do this, we multiply the scale of the map by the length of the segment on the map.

In this case, we get:

50 * 2 = 100 km.

Answer: The distance between the two cities is 100 km.