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Scales and Maps

Authored by Martin Ward

Mathematics

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Scales and Maps
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

A map has a scale of 1cm: 3 miles. On the map, the distance between two towns is 7cm. What is the actual distance between the two towns? Include units for your answer.

21 miles

10 miles

7 miles

3 miles

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The diagram shows part of a map. It shows the position of a school and a shop. The scale of the map is 1cm = 100 metres. Work out the real distance between the school and the shop when the distance on the map is 9.5cm. Give your answer in metres.

950 metres

900 metres

1000 metres

1050 metres

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.A.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Here is a map. The map shows two cities, Leek and Milton. Scale: 1cm represents 30 miles. Use the map to calculate the actual distance from Leek to Milton, if the distance in cm is 10.5cm.

315 miles

450 miles

600 miles

900 miles

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A map has a scale of 1cm: 4 kilometres. The actual distance between two cities is 52 kilometres. What is the distance between the cities on the map?

13 cm

26 cm

39 cm

52 cm

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The diagram shows a scale drawing. Use the diagram to calculate the actual distance from C to D, if CD on the map is 7.3cm.

730 km

600 km

900 km

450 km

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Shown is a scale drawing of an island. Each square on the grid has an area of 1cm². The scale is 1cm² represents 10km². Find an estimate for the area of the island. Give your answer in km²

450 km²

480 km²

500 km²

550 km²

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A map has a scale of 1cm represents 2km. Write this scale as a ratio in its simplest form.

1:2

1:4

1:6

1:8

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

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