Scale Drawings and Map Scales Flashcard

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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 ratio to convert measurements.

Front

What does a map scale indicate?

Back

A map scale indicates the relationship between a distance on the map and the actual distance it represents in real life.

Front

If the scale of a map is 1 inch = 50 miles, how do you find the actual distance represented by a measurement on the map?

Back

Multiply the measurement on the map by the scale factor (50 miles for each inch).

Front

Calculate the actual length of a road that is 0.6 inches long on a map with a scale of 1 inch = 50 miles.

Back

30 miles (0.6 inches x 50 miles/inch = 30 miles).

Front

What is the formula to convert a measurement from a scale drawing to actual size?

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Actual size = Measurement on drawing x Scale factor.

Front

If a blueprint has a scale of 1 inch = 6 feet, what is the actual length of a room that is 4.5 inches long?

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27 feet (4.5 inches x 6 feet/inch = 27 feet).

Front

What is the scale of a drawing if 1 cm represents 5 m?

Back

The scale is 1 cm = 5 m.

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How do you calculate the actual length of a park that is 8 cm long on a drawing with a scale of 1 cm = 5 m?

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40 m (8 cm x 5 m/cm = 40 m).

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If the scale of a drawing is 1 cm = 3 m, what is the actual width of a garden that is 5 cm wide?

Back

15 m (5 cm x 3 m/cm = 15 m).

Front

On a map, if 1 inch represents 30 miles, how tall is a mountain that is 3.6 inches tall on the map?

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108 miles (3.6 inches x 30 miles/inch = 108 miles).