Answer to Question #227415 in Geomatics for tee

Question

If the distance between two points is 55 mm on a 1:10 000 map, what would the distance in cm on a 1:50 000 map be?

Answer 1

The distance will be smaller. Write a proportion:

$$\frac{55}{x}=\frac{\frac{1}{10000}}{\frac{1}{50000}},\\\space\\ x=11\text{ mm}.$$