Map Scales (Year 6)
Practise map scales within Ratio & Proportion for Year 6, with worked examples and instant feedback.
The questions below are generated to match the National Curriculum for Year 6 and get harder as you progress from Rookie to Guru.
Worked examples
RookieRead and interpret directly.
Complete: 3:4 = ?:20.
- 15
- 16
- 12
- 10
Answer: 15. × 5 on both: 3:4 = 15:20.
ProCompare and infer.
Are the ratios 4:6 and 6:9 equivalent?
- Yes — both simplify to 2:3.
- No.
- Cannot tell.
- Yes — both even.
Answer: Yes — both simplify to 2:3.. 4:6 = 2:3; 6:9 = 2:3.
GuruMulti-step reasoning.
A map has a scale of 1:50,000. A road is 6 cm on the map. What is its real length in km?
- 0.3 km
- 3 km
- 30 km
- 300 km
Answer: 3 km. Real length = 6 × 50,000 cm = 300,000 cm = 3,000 m = 3 km.
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