TOPO MAPS (Question?) - EISPIRATEN

TOPO MAPS (Question?)

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friendowl: Posts: 137; Joined: Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:23 am

Post by friendowl » Tue Sep 13, 2011 2:32 pm

I am confused. Can anyone explain how this works.......?

A pond is one inch across at its maximum width on a 1:24,000 scale map.
how many feet wide is the pond in actuality ?

HikeUp: Posts: 4013; Joined: Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:21 pm

Post by HikeUp » Tue Sep 13, 2011 2:49 pm

1:24,000
1 inch: 24,000 inches

24,000 inches = 2,000 feet

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