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Mathematics Standard 8 Question Paper

Mathematics Standard 8

Course:Primary Level

Exam Year:2005

MATHEMATICS STANDARD 8.
K.C.P.E REVISION QUESTIONS.

TOPIC: SCALE DRAWING

1. A rectangular field measuring 560 m by 800 m is to be represented in a scale drawing using a scale of 1:20,000. What is the area of the scale drawing in square centimeters?

2. On a map drawn to scale 1:500 is a plot of land in the shape of a trapezium whose parallel sides measure 5 cm and 2 cm. The perpendicular distance between the parallel sides is 4 cm. What is the actual area of the plot in square metres?

3. A road measuring 3 cm on the map has an actual length of 12 km. What is the scale used on the map?

4. A distance of 480 m is represented on a scale drawing by a line measuring 2.4 cm. What is scale used?

5. A length of 4.6 cm on a scale drawing represents an actual length of 9200m. What is the scale used?

6. A rectangular plot of ground is 250 m long by 100 m wide. A scale drawing of the plot is made using a scale of 1 cm to represent 10 m. What does the scale drawing measure?

7. A wall map is drawn using a scale of 1:200,000. A road 80 km is represented on the map. What length represents the road on the map?

8. A wall map is drawn using the scale of 1:250,000, where 1 cm represents 250,000cm. The length of the river represented on the map is 45 cm. What is the actual length of this river in kilometres?

9. In a scale drawing of a rectangular plot, 7 cm represents the length of the plot which is 560 m. What is the actual width of the plot represented by 3.5 cm on the scale drawing?

10. A section of the road measuring 2500 m in length is represented by a length of 5 cm on a map. Which scale is used on the drawing?

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