Scale Factor/Similar Figures

Jane created a scale drawing of her school. If the drawing, the width of her school is 25 inches while the actual width of her school is 230 feet. What is the scale Jane used for her drawing?

• 9in: 2 ft

• 2in: 9ft

• 46in: 5ft

• 5in: 46ft

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

After setting up a proportion, what is the first step you need to do to solve for the variable?

• divide by the coefficient

• cross multiply

• multiply numerators

• multiply denominators

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

If a 3ft tall car cats a 5ft long shadow then how long is the shadow that a 9ft tall adult elephant casts? Which of the following is how the proportion should be set up?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

A model satellite has a scale of 1cm: 2m. If the real satellite is 12m wide then how wide is the model satellite? Which of the following is how the proportions should be set up?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

If a 14ft tall flagpole casts a 3ft shadow then how tall is an adult giraffe that casts a 9ft shadow?

• 16ft

• 22ft

• 32ft

• 42ft

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Find the distance between Mount Pleasant and Madison on a map with a scale of 1cm: 14km if they are actually 98km apart.

• 0.14cm

• 2cm

• 5cm

• 7cm

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

What is the value of x?

• 1.8

• 5.4

• 12

• 21.6

What is the value of x?

• 5

• 15

• 25

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3A

This scale drawing shows a parking lot. What is the length of the longer side of the actual lot?

How would you set up the proportion to solve this problem?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

This scale drawing shows a parking lot. What is the length of the longer side of the actual lot?

• 63m

•  235m

•  315m

•  630m

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C