Why would a town planner use a map at the 1:24,000 scale rather than a map at the 1:250,000 scale? The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows a much larger area. The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows a much larger area. A The map at the 1:24,000 scale is easily converted to non-metric measurements. The map at the 1:24,000 scale is easily converted to non-metric measurements. B The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows the town close-up in more detail. The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows the town close-up in more detail. C The map at the 1:250,000 scale shows the town in too much detail. The map at the 1:250,000 scale shows the town in too much detail. D The map at the 1:250,000 scale shows too small of an area to see the whole town.