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Height of a building is 18 m and this building is represented by 18 cm on a map. What is the scale used for the map?


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a

1:10

b

1:100

c

1:1

d

10:1 

answer is A.

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Given that, height of a building is 18 m and this building is represented by 18 cm on a map.
We know that scale is the ratio of the dimensions of the design or model to the actual dimensions i.e.,  Scale of map = Size Drawn Actual Size .
  Scale of map =  18 cm 1800 cm   Scale of map =  1 100
Therefore, the scale used for the map = 1 : 100
The correct option is (2).
 
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