Scale drawings and maps

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine a map of your school. The real playground is 100 metres wide, but on the map it's only 10 centimetres — that's a scale drawing!

2. 2

   If a map says '1 cm = 10 m', how many real metres does 3 cm on the map represent?

3. 3

   Drag the ruler to measure the real length of this football pitch. Scale: 1 cm = 5 m.

4. 4

   A garden is 4 cm long on a plan. The scale is 1 cm = 3 m. How long is the real garden?

5. 5

   A map uses scale 1 cm = 20 km. Two cities are 5 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they really?

6. 6

   Now build the real distance for a 2.5 cm line on a map with scale 1 cm = 4 m.

7. 7

   If a drawing uses scale 1 : 100, and a desk is 3 cm on the drawing, how long is the real desk in centimetres?