This topic covers the conversion of measurements based on different map scales to actual distances, specifically focusing on instances where the map distances are less than 1000 units. It involves multiple units of measurement, such as meters, decameters, and decimeters. The problems require students to apply scales to given measurements on a map to find the corresponding actual distances, and often require changing the original units. This set of problems is rated as Level 1, indicating it is aimed at an introductory level within the broader category of advanced metric measurement conversion and map scale interpretation.

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Metric Unit Scale on Map - Find Actual - Less than 1000 - Change Unit Worksheet

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Metric Unit Scale on Map - Find Actual - Less than 1000 - Change Unit
1
The map has a scale of 1:300. How many meters would 9 mm on the map represent?
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a
27 m
b
0.027 m
c
2.7 m
d
0.0027 m
e
270 m
f
2,700 m
2
The map has a scale of 1:900. How many meters would 9 mm on the map represent?
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a
0.0081 m
b
810 m
c
81 m
d
0.081 m
e
0.81 m
f
8.1 m
3
The map has a scale of 1:3,000. How many decameters would 2 cm on the map represent?
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a
0.6 dam
b
0.006 dam
c
6,000 dam
d
6 dam
e
60 dam
4
The map has a scale of 1:400. How many centimeters would 5 mm on the map represent?
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a
2 cm
b
200,000 cm
c
20,000 cm
d
0.2 cm
e
200 cm
5
The map has a scale of 1:6,000. How many decimeters would 3 mm on the map represent?
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a
18,000 dm
b
180,000 dm
c
18 dm
d
180 dm
e
1,800 dm
f
0.18 dm
6
The map has a scale of 1:7,000. How many decameters would 3 cm on the map represent?
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a
0.21 dam
b
210 dam
c
0.021 dam
d
21,000 dam
e
2.1 dam
f
21 dam
7
The map has a scale of 1:300. How many decimeters would 9 cm on the map represent?
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a
27,000 dm
b
27 dm
c
270 dm
d
2.7 dm
e
2,700 dm
f
270,000 dm
8
The map has a scale of 1:2,000. How many hectometers would 6 cm on the map represent?
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a
1.2 hm
b
0.12 hm
c
12 hm
d
0.012 hm
e
0.0012 hm