F3 Chapter 4: Scale Drawings

1. The distance between two towns is 140 km. On a map with a scale of 1 cm : 40 km, how far
apart would the towns be?

2. The scale of the map is 1 cm: 4 km. Find the distance in km of a road represented by 8.5 cm on
the map.

3. The scale of a map is 5 cm to 4 km. Find the actual distance between two towns which are 12
cm part.

4. The scale of a map is 1:300. Find the actual dimensions of a hall which measures 6 cm by 4.5
cm.

5. Based on a drawing with a scale of 1: 500, a building is 4.8 cm tall. Calculate the exact height
of the building, in m.

6. Town M and town P is 120 km apart. If a map is to be drawn by using the scale of 1: 1 600 000,
find the distance between the two towns on the map, in cm.

7. If 4 cm represents 600 m, find the scale used.

8. The scale of a map is 1 : 80 000. If a road measured 7.5 cm on the map, find the actual length
of the road, in km.

9. The length of a river on a map drawn to a scale of 1: 400 000 is 6.2 cm. Calculate the actual
length, in km, of the river.
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10. The length and breadth of a rectangular field are 8 cm and 3 cm respectively in a scale drawing.
If the scale used is 1 : 500, find the actual area, in m², of the field.

11. A rectangular field is 90 m long and 40 m wide. It is drawn by using a scale of 1 : 1 000. Find
the area, in cm², of the scale drawing.

12. By using the scale 1:750 000, Dewi draws a map of a river. If the actual the river is length of
26.25 km, find the length, in cm, of the river on the map.

13. By using the scale 1: 750 000, Ahmad drew a map for a journey. If the distance on the map is
1.9 cm, find the actual distance of the journey, in km.

14. Mrs. Ong intends to draw a map to a scale of 1 : 10 000. If the length of the river on the map is
20 cm, find the actual length of the river in km.

15. A map is drawn to a scale of 1 : 200 000. Find the distance of town P-and town Q on the map
if the actual distance of two towns is 30 km.

16. The length of an object is 10 cm on a map and the actual length of the object is 4 mm. Find the
scale used.

17. A plan is drawn using a scale of 1: n. If the length of a room is 8 cm on the plan and the actual
length of the room is 4 m, find the value of n.