Question 1 - Page 56 - Ratios in Maps - Chapter 3 Class 8 - Proportional Reasoning-2 (Ganita Prakash II)

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Question 1 - Page 56 Using the map above, can you find the geographical distance between Bengaluru and Chennai? Also, find the geographical distance between Mangaluru and Chennai. [Hint: Use a ruler to find the distance between the cities on the map. Then, use the ratio given on the map to find the actual geographical distance.]Let’s look at the steps Take your ruler and measure the straight line distance between the red dots for Bengaluru and Chennai in centimetres. Let's pretend the distance on the map is 4.5 cm . Because we know 𝟏" " 𝐜𝐦=𝟔𝟎" " 𝐤𝐦, you simply multiply your measurement by 60 . (e.g., 𝟒.𝟓×𝟔𝟎=𝟐𝟕𝟎" " 𝐤𝐦 ). We can repeat this exact same process for Mangaluru to Chennai!