Practice - Determining Distances
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Practice Questions
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What does a verbal scale represent?
💡 Hint: Think about how a scale conveys information in everyday language.
If a map has a scale of 1:50,000, what does that mean?
💡 Hint: Remember how this ratio indicates distance.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What type of scale expresses the relationship in words?
💡 Hint: Consider how you might describe a distance verbally.
True or False: The representative fraction scale always has a fixed unit.
💡 Hint: Think about how ratios work.
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Challenge Problems
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On a map with a scale of 1:25,000, if two cities are measured to be 8 cm apart, what is the actual distance between them?
💡 Hint: Think about the conversion from centimeters to kilometers.
A map shows a scale of 1 cm = 1 mile. If a trail shows a distance of 10 cm, what is the total distance in miles?
💡 Hint: Just multiply the measurement by the scale.
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