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Two agricultural processing centers in Osun State are separated by an actual ground distance of 7.5 km7.5\text{ km}. If the distance between these two centers on a regional planning map measures 15 cm15\text{ cm}, what is the Representative Fraction (R.F.) of the map?

  1. 1:50,0001 : 50,000Cevap
  2. B
    50,000:150,000 : 1
  3. C
    1:5,0001 : 5,000
  4. D
    1:500,0001 : 500,000

Cevap

The Representative Fraction (R.F.) of the map is 1:50,0001 : 50,000.
To find the Representative Fraction, first convert 7.5 km7.5\text{ km} to centimeters (7.5×100,000=750,000 cm7.5 \times 100,000 = 750,000\text{ cm}). Setting up the ratio of map distance to ground distance gives 15750,000\frac{15}{750,000}, which reduces to 150,000\frac{1}{50,000}, yielding an R.F. of 1:50,0001 : 50,000.

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1
Convert the ground distance from kilometers to centimeters.
7.5 km×100,000 cm/km=750,000 cm7.5\text{ km} \times 100,000\text{ cm/km} = 750,000\text{ cm}.
Representative Fraction requires both map distance and ground distance to be in identical units.
2
Formulate the ratio of map distance to ground distance.
Scale=15 cm750,000 cm\text{Scale} = \frac{15\text{ cm}}{750,000\text{ cm}}.
The formula for Representative Fraction is R.F.=Map DistanceGround Distance\text{R.F.} = \frac{\text{Map Distance}}{\text{Ground Distance}}.
3
Simplify the fraction to have a numerator of 1.
15÷15750,000÷15=150,000\frac{15 \div 15}{750,000 \div 15} = \frac{1}{50,000} or 1:50,0001 : 50,000.
An R.F. must always be expressed as a unit fraction (1:n1 : n).

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Calculating Representative Fraction (R.F.) from map distance and ground distance
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