Map Scales

If a map has a scale of 1 in: 100 miles and the distance on the map between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. is .45 inches, which of the following is the actual distance between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.?

• .45 miles

• 4.5 miles

• 45 miles

• 450 miles

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If a map has a scale of 1 cm: 50 miles and the distance on the map between Chicago and Cincinnati is 5 centimeters, which of the following is the actual distance between Chicago and Cincinnati?

• 5 centimeters

• 50 miles

• 250 miles

• 500 miles

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If a map has a scale of 1 in: 25 miles and the distance on the map between Boston and New Haven is 8 inches, which of the following is the actual distance between Boston and New Haven?

• 8 inches

• 80 miles

• 800 miles

• 200 miles

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If a model car has a scale of 1:10 and the tires of the model car measure 5 inches across (diameter), then what is the measurement of the width (diameter) of the tires of the actual car?

• 5 inches

• 10 inches

• 50 inches

• 110 inches

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If the blueprints of a house has a scale of 2 in:10 ft and the house measures 10 inches wide by 6 inches deep, what is the actual measurement of the house?

• 2 ft by 5 ft

• 50 feet by 30 feet

• 10 feet by 6 feet

• 100 feet by 60 feet

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A soccer field is shown on a map with a scale of 1 in: 20 feet. If the dimensions of the soccer field on the map measure 5 inches by 10 inches, what are the dimensions of the actual soccer field?

• 50 feet by 100 feet

• 100 feet by 200 feet

• 5 feet by 10 feet

• 5 feet by 20 feet

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If a map has a scale of 1 in: 10 miles and the distance on the map between New Haven and Bridgeport is 2 inches, which of the following is the actual distance the two cities?

• 2 miles

• 10 miles

• 20 miles

• 200 miles

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If a model of a building has a scale of 1:100 and the model is 5 feet tall, how tall is the actual building?

• 5 feet

• 50 feet

• 500 feet

• 5000 feet

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If a map has a scale of 1 in: 1000 miles and the distance from New York to Cairo, Egypt is 5 inches, then how far is the actual distance between New York and Cairo?

• 5000 inches

• 50 miles

• 500 miles

• 5000 miles

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If a map has a scale of 1 in: 500 miles and the distance from New York to London, England is 7 inches, then how far is the actual distance between New York and London?

• 7 miles

• 700 miles

• 3500 miles

• 7000 miles

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