Linear Scale

Express the scale in the form of 1 : n.

1 cm represents 40 000 cm.

• 1 : 400

• 1 : 40

• 1 : 40 000

• 1 : 400 000

Express the scale in the form of 1 : n.

1 cm represents 8 m.

• 1 : 80

• 1 : 800

• 1 : 8000

• 1 : 80 000

Express the scale in the form of 1 : n.

1 cm represents 7 km

• 1 : 70 000

• 1 : 7 000

• 1 : 700 000

• 1 : 700

Express 3 cm represent 120 cm in the form 1 : n

• 3 : 120

• 1 : 40

• 1 : 120

• 1 : 45

Express 6 cm represent 4.2 km in the form 1 : n

• 1 : 70

• 1 : 700

• 1 : 7 000

• 1 : 70 000

An 8 km road measures 5 cm on a map. Find the scale of the map.

• 1 : 62 50

• 1 : 62 500

• 1 : 160 000

• 1 : 1 600

A map is drawn to the scale of 1 : 500 000.

Find the distance on the map in cm, that is 125 km on the ground.

• 40 cm

• 2.5 cm

• 25 cm

• 4 cm

A map is drawn to the scale of 1 : 40 000.

Find the distance on the map in cm, that is 25 km on the ground.

• 0.625 cm

• 625 cm

• 6.25 cm

• 62.5 cm

The scale of a map is 1 : 200 000.

If the map has a length if 3.5 cm. What is the actual distance in km?

• 70 000 km

• 700 km

• 7 km

• 7000 km

The scale of a map is 1 : 25 000.

The length of the map is 7 cm. What is the actual length in m?

• 1 750 m

• 1.75 m

• 17.5 m

• 0.175 m