Scale Factor

Front

The distance between two cities on a map is 4.125 inches. Find the actual distance if the scale on the map is 2 inches = 40 miles.

Back

82.5 miles

Front

Amanda made a scale drawing of a square garden, which has a side length of 25 feet. She used the scale 2 inches = 5 feet.

What will be the area of the scale drawing?

Back

100 in²

Front

What is a scale drawing?

Back

A drawing that shows a real object enlarged or reduced

Front

What is the scale factor from the small shape to the big shape?

Back

2

Front

Are the following similar? Why or why not?

Back

No, the sides are 2 times larger, but the width is the same.

Front

What is the scale factor from the smaller quadrilateral to the larger? Options: scale factor = 4, scale factor = 10, scale factor = 3, scale factor = 2

Back

scale factor = 4

Front

Formula for scale factor

Back

Front

A map has a scale of 1 cm=5km. On the map, two cities are 3 cm apart. What is the actual distance between these cities?

Back

15 km

Front

A map has a scale of 1 cm=5km. On the map, two cities are 3 cm apart. What is the actual distance between these cities?

Back

15 km

Front

Robbie made a scale drawing of a neighborhood park. A soccer field in the park is 14 inches long in the drawing. The actual field is 98 yards long. What is the scale of the drawing?   1 inch = _ yards

Back

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