Scale on plans and maps
Types of exercises: from the map to the ground, from the ground to the map, working out the scale.
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On a map with scale 1:2000 a segment is 4 cm long. How many metres is that distance on the ground?
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A distance of 750 m on the ground is drawn on a map with scale 1:25 000. How many centimetres long is the segment?
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A segment 6 cm long on a map matches a distance of 120 m on the ground. What is the scale?
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On a map with scale 1:50 000 a segment is 10 cm long. How many kilometres is that distance on the ground?
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A distance of 15 m on the ground is drawn on a map with scale 1:500. How many centimetres long is the segment?
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A segment 12 cm long on a map matches a distance of 6 km on the ground. What is the scale?
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On a map with scale 1:10 000 a segment is 8 cm long. How many metres is that distance on the ground?
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A distance of 2.5 km on the ground is drawn on a map with scale 1:50 000. How many centimetres long is the segment?
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A segment 11 cm long on a map matches a distance of 1.1 km on the ground. What is the scale?
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On a map with scale 1:200 000 a segment is 4 cm long. How many kilometres is that distance on the ground?
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