The scale of the map is 1 / 50,000. Determine the distance on the terrain if on the map it is exactly

The scale of the map is 1 / 50,000. Determine the distance on the terrain if on the map it is exactly one whole, one fifth of a dicemeter.

Let’s convert decimeters to centimeters.

1 dm = 10 cm.

1/5 dm = 0.2 dm = 2 cm.

Distance on the map 12 cm.

The problem is given a scale of 1: 50,000.

Accordingly, 1 cm on the map = 50,000 cm in reality.

This means that 12 cm = 12 * 50,000 = 600,000 cm in reality.

Let’s translate 600,000 cm into kilometers.

100 cm = 1 m.

1000 m = 1 km.

This means that 100,000 cm = 1 km.

600,000 cm = 6 km.

Answer: the real distance is 6 km.