map and scales

Express 1 cm : 8 m in the form of 1 : n.

• 1 : 80

• 1 : 800

• 1 : 8000

• 1: 800 000

Express 3 cm : 900 m in the form of 1 : n.

• 1 : 300

• 1 : 3000

• 1 : 30 000

• 1 : 300 000

Find the value of x in

1 : 12 000 = 1 cm : x m

• 0.012

• 0.12

• 12

• 120

Find the value of x in

1 : 400 000 = 1 cm : x km

• 0.04

• 0.4

• 4

• 40

Write the scale as a map ratio:

1cm:1m

• 1:10

• 1:100

• 1:1000

• 1:0.1

Write the scale as a map ratio:

5cm:1km

• 1:2,000

• 1:20,000

• 1:200,000

• 1:200

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?

• 52 cm

• 13 cm

• 130 cm

• 520 cm

A map has a scale of 1:4000 On the map, the distance between two houses is 9 cm. What is the actual distance between the houses? Give your answer in metres.

• 360 000 cm

• 360 m

• 3600 m

• 36 m

A scale drawing has a scale of 1:20 In real life the length of a boat is 150 m What is the length of the boat on the scale drawing? Give your answer in centimetres.

• 75 cm

• 750 cm

• 7500 cm

• 7.5 cm

The distance between two points on a map is 6.5 cm. The scale of the map is 1:1000.

Find the actual distance between the two points in km.

• 0.065 km

• 6,5 km

• 65 km

• 650 km