Starter:
Solve the following problems and reduce answers to simplest terms without units:
(a) 3 feet : 6 inches
(b) 25 / 80
(b) 25 lb cement : 50 lb sand : 75 lb crushed rock
LESSON
1 : 50 000 Every cm represents 50 000 cm = 500 m = 0,5 km
1 : 100 000 Every cm represents 100 000 cm = 1000m = 1 km
1cm : 5km Every cm represents 5km
1cm : 10m Every 1cm represents 10m.
Exercise in Class
Calculate the actual distances that are represented by the following lengths on the map.
A map has an actual scale of 1cm : 500m
3cm
8cm
13cm
0,5cm or 5mm
0,1cm or 1mm
Introducing Direct Proportion:
Example 1:-
If a can of cola costs 20kr; how much is the cost of:
2 cans
5 cans
10 cans
11 cans
Question 1:-
1 Litre of Petrol costs 8,3kr; How much will you pay for:
2 litres
5 litres
10 litres
20 litres
Example 2:-
If 120 calculators cost 1700 kr. How much will you pay for:-
1 calculator
5 calculators
7 calculators
Question 2:-
If 5 cinema tickets cost 400kr. How much will you pay for:-
1 cinema ticket
4 cinema tickets
9 cinema tickets
Question 3:-
If 3 glasses can fill up to 600ml of water. How much water can you fill in:-
7 glasses
9 glasses
- 11 glasses