Finding Scale with Maps

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?

• 21cm

• 21km

• 21miles

• 2.1miles

A map has a scale of 1cm : 4km.

The actual distance between two cities is 52km, what is the distance between the two cities on the map?

• 208cm

• 13cm

• 2.08cm

• 13miles

What does the ratio of this map scale mean?

1 : 300

• 1 mm = 300 cm

• 1 cm = 300 cm

• 1300 cm

• 1km = 300 cm

What is the actual distance of point D to point E if the map distance is 5 cm . Given that the map scale is 1 : 400

• 20 cm

• 200 cm

• 2000 cm

• 2 km

What is the actual distance of Kampng Jawa and Kampung Tinggi if the distance on the map is 5 cm. The map scale is given by 1 : 5000

• 250 000 cm

• 250 cm

• 25 cm

• 25 000 cm

Calculate the distance on the map given that the actual distance between Shop A and Shop B is 400 metres. The map scale is given by 1 : 5000

• 50 cm

• 5 cm

• 80 cm

• 8 cm

The map scale given is 1 : 3000. Which number represent the actual distance?

• 1 : 3000

• 1

• 3000

• none

2 km is equal to......

• 200 m

• 2000 cm

• 200 000 cm

• none

100 metres is equal to....

• 10 cm

• 1 km

• 10 000 cm

• 1000 cm

The distance between Pulau Muara and Pulau Keingaran is 3 cm on the map. Find the actual distance if the map scale is given by 1 : 7 000

• 21 000 cm

• 21 cm

• 2.1 cm

• 100 m