1: 24,000
1”represents 24,000”
24,000/12= 2,000 feet
1:62,500
4.5”*62,500= 281,250”
281,250”/63,360= 4.4 miles
1:250,000
4.5”*250,000= 1,125,000”
1,125,000”/63,360= 18.8 miles
1:50,000
7.5 cm*50,000= 375,000 cm
375,000/100,000= 3.75 kilometres
23 kilometres, 10 miles
10" = 5 miles 10" = 316,800"
1" = 316,800/10 Scale = 1:31,680
The zero is not at the far left because it allows for more precise measurement of distance such as ½, ¼ of a mile.