Scale Drawings Practice

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What is a scale drawing?

Back

A scale drawing is a representation of an object or area that maintains the proportions of the original, using a specific scale factor to reduce or enlarge its size.

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What does a scale factor of 1/2 indicate?

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A scale factor of 1/2 indicates that the drawing is half the size of the original object.

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If a scale factor is greater than 1, what does that mean for the size of the drawing?

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If a scale factor is greater than 1, the drawing will be larger than the original object.

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How do you calculate the actual distance using a map scale?

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To calculate the actual distance, multiply the distance on the map by the scale factor.

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What is the scale factor in a scale drawing?

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The scale factor is the ratio of the dimensions of the drawing to the dimensions of the actual object.

Front

If a soccer field is 54 meters wide and the scale is 1 cm : 9 meters, how wide is the field in the drawing?

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The field in the drawing is 6 cm wide.

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What is the actual distance between two cities that are 3 cm apart on a map with a scale of 1 cm = 5 km?

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The actual distance is 15 km.

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What happens to the size of an object when a scale factor of 1/4 is applied?

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The object will be reduced to one-fourth of its original size.

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How do you determine the length of an actual object from a scale drawing?

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Multiply the length in the drawing by the scale factor to find the actual length.

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What is the relationship between the scale factor and the dimensions of a shape?

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The scale factor determines how much larger or smaller the dimensions of the shape will be in the scale drawing compared to the original.