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1 markScales and Scale Drawings

CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2015 · Paper 2 · Question 5(c)(i)

The map shown below is drawn on a grid of 1 cm squares. P, Q, R and S are four tracking stations. The scale of the map is 1:2 000.

Determine, in centimetres, the distance from Q to R on the map. QR = ____________ cm

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  1. 5(a)(i)Calculate the distance it travels in 2 1/4 hours.[1 mark]
  2. 5(a)(ii)Calculate the time, in seconds, it takes to travel 315 metres, given that 1 km/h = 5/18 m/s.[2 marks]
  3. 5(b)(i)1 millimetre = 1 metre[1 mark]
  4. 5(b)(ii)2 cm = 6 m[1 mark]
  5. 5(c)(ii)Determine, by counting, the area in square centimetres of the plane PQRS on the map.[2 marks]
  6. 5(c)(iii)Calculate the ACTUAL distance, in kilometres, between Q and R.[2 marks]
  7. 5(c)(iv)Calculate the ACTUAL area, in square metres, of the plane PQRS.[2 marks]

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