This math topic focuses on understanding and applying measurement conversion in the context of map scales. It covers converting actual distances into map distances using given scale factors, specifically focusing on scenarios where the real-world distance and the distance on the map are both measured in metric units (millimeters or centimeters) and are below 1,000 units. The problems involve simple proportional reasoning to calculate map measurements from real measurements using various scale ratios. This is an introductory level worksheet aimed at understanding basic concepts of measurement conversion and map scales using metric units.

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Metric Unit Scale on Map - Find Map Measurement - Less than 1000 - Same Unit Worksheet

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1
The map has a scale of 1:300. How many centimeters on the map would represent 1,500 cm?
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a
0.005 cm
b
0.05 cm
c
0.5 cm
d
5,000 cm
e
5 cm
f
50 cm
2
The map has a scale of 1:5,000. How many centimeters on the map would represent 30,000 cm?
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a
600 cm
b
6 cm
c
0.6 cm
d
60 cm
e
6,000 cm
f
0.006 cm
3
The map has a scale of 1:7,000. How many centimeters on the map would represent 56,000 cm?
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a
0.8 cm
b
8,000 cm
c
0.008 cm
d
8 cm
e
800 cm
f
0.08 cm
4
The map has a scale of 1:20. How many millimeters on the map would represent 80 mm?
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a
4,000 mm
b
40 mm
c
4 mm
d
0.004 mm
e
0.04 mm
f
400 mm
5
The map has a scale of 1:600. How many millimeters on the map would represent 1,200 mm?
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a
2,000 mm
b
20 mm
c
0.02 mm
d
0.2 mm
e
2 mm
6
The map has a scale of 1:500. How many millimeters on the map would represent 3,000 mm?
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a
6,000 mm
b
600 mm
c
6 mm
d
0.06 mm
7
The map has a scale of 1:70. How many millimeters on the map would represent 210 mm?
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a
0.003 mm
b
300 mm
c
0.03 mm
d
3,000 mm
e
3 mm
8
The map has a scale of 1:500. How many millimeters on the map would represent 4,000 mm?
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a
80 mm
b
0.8 mm
c
8,000 mm
d
0.008 mm
e
800 mm
f
8 mm