If a model of a car has a scale of 1:200, how many times smaller is the model car than an actual car? If Africa is represented on a map with a scale of 1: 5 000 000, how many times bigger is the actual continent of Africa compared to how it is drawn on the map?

Step 1: Model car scale Scale given: 1:50. This means 1 unit on the model = 50 units on the actual car. Ratio of actual car to model = 50. The model is 50 times smaller than the actual car. Step 2: Map scale in words Scale given: 1:500\,000. In words: 1 to 500\,000. 1 to 500\,000 (one to five hundred thousand). Step 3: Straight line distance using scale 1 cm = 500 m Measure the straight line distance from A to B on the map (using ruler). Let map distance = d cm (to be measured from map). Map distance = d cm (measure from map image). Step 4: Scale table types Types of scales: 1 cm to 20 km: written scale (or verbal/statement scale). 1:500\,000: ratio scale (or representative fraction scale). 3400 m (or 500 m bar): graphical scale (or bar scale/line scale). |c|c|c| No & Scale & Type of scale \\ 1 & 1 cm to 20 km & written scale \\ 2 & 1:500\,000 & ratio scale \\ 3 & 3400 m & graphical scale \\ 4 & 500 m & graphical scale \\