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11.05 Scales on maps and diagrams

Interactive practice questions

Express the following scale as a ratio in the form $1:\editable{}$1:.

1 cm represents $240$240 cm.

$1:\editable{}$1:

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On a map $3$3 cm represents an actual distance of $9$9 m.

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Convert the following description to a simplified scale ratio:

$60$60 mm represents an actual distance of $5400$5400 m.

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1min

Jimmy has a globe of the world that spins around so he can see where all of the countries that he wants to travel to are. The globe has a scale such that $1$1 cm on the globe represents a distance of $1000$1000 km in real life. What is the appropriate scale ratio for this globe?

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< 1min
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Outcomes

ACMEM070

use ratio to describe simple scales

ACMEM083

use scales to find distances, such as on maps; for example, road maps, street maps, bushwalking maps, online maps and cadastral maps

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