Level 1 Problems
The distance between Phoenix and the Grand Canyon on a map is 8 centimeters. Find the actual distance between Phoenix and the Grand Canyon using a scale of 1 cm:10 mi.
What is 80 miles
Helen walks to school 3.2 kilometers every morning. If a map of Alexandria uses a scale where 1 in represents 2 km, what distance on the map will represent the distance she walks to school every morning?
What is 1.6 inches
The actual distance between Atlanta and Birmingham is 180 miles. How far apart would the two cities be on a map that uses a scale of 5 in:60 mi?
What is 15 inches
The distance between Douglasville and Macon is 80 miles. How far apart are the cities on a map that has a scale of 1.5 cm:4 mi?
What is 30 miles
An architect used a scale of 2 cm:48 ft to build a model of a playground. If the length of the model is 30 cm, what is the actual size of the playground?
What is 720 feet
On a map, the distance between Milvale and Dracut is 1 1/4 inches. If the map uses a scale of 1/4 inch represents 1 mile, what is the actual distance in miles from Milvale to Dracut?
What is 5 miles
A model speed boat is 27 inches. Using a scale of 3 in:5 ft, find the actual size of the boat.
What is 45 feet
Tavaris wants to visit a friend in Maryland and has checked a map with a scale of 1/2 inch = 3 miles. If Tavaris measures the distance on the map from his house to his friend's house as 3 and 1/8 inches, how many miles away is his friends house?
What is 18 and 3/4 miles
Diego is building a 1:35 scale model of a spaceship. If the height of his model is 18 inches, what is the height of the real spaceship?
What is 630 inches
John would like to take a trip to escape the cold weather. He knows the distance between Alexandria, VA and Orlando, Florida is 840 miles. The distance between the two cities on the map he is using is 10.5 inches. What is the scale of the map he is using?
What is 1in : 80 miles