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LESSON
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6.6 Practice A
For use with pages 299–304
Lesson 6.6
A map has a scale of 1 inch : 8 miles. Use the given map distance to find the
actual distance.
1. 6 inches
2. 15 inches
4. 38 inches
5. ᎏᎏ inch
3
4
7. ᎏᎏ inch
3. 23 inches
1
2
6. ᎏᎏ inch
1
4
1
8
9. 1 ᎏᎏ inches
1
2
8. ᎏᎏ inch
A map has a scale of 1 centimeter : 4 kilometers. Use the given actual
distance to find the distance on the map.
10. 12 kilometers
11. 52 kilometers
12. 84 kilometers
13. 26 kilometers
14. 0.8 kilometer
15. 1.6 kilometers
16. 4.4 kilometers
17. 0.6 kilometer
18. 1.4 kilometers
19. 1 in. : 12 ft
20. 1 in. : 20 yd
21. 1 cm : 2 m
22. 1 cm : 56 m
23. 1 cm : 6 km
24. 1 mm : 28 cm
Write the scale without units.
25. On a map, the distance between two cities is 3 inches. What is the
actual distance in miles between the two cities if the map’s scale is
1 inch : 70 miles?
26. In a scale drawing, a wall is 2 inches long. The actual wall is 10 feet long.
Find the scale of the drawing.
27. A model of the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington has a scale of 1 : 110.
The height of the Space Needle is 605 feet. Find the height of the model.
28. You want to make a banner that says HAPPY BIRTHDAY. You want the
letters to be 3 feet high. You make a sketch of the banner with letters that
are 2 inches high. The length of the phrase in your sketch is 20 inches long.
What length of paper should you buy to make the banner?
3 ft
?
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