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TOPO MAPS (Question?)

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 2:32 pm
by friendowl
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 ?

Re: TOPO MAPS (Question?)

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 2:49 pm
by HikeUp
1:24,000
1 inch: 24,000 inches

24,000 inches = 2,000 feet