Scale and Scale Factor

A scale drawing that measures 8 units wide and an original that measures 4 units wide has a scale factor of...

• 2:1
• 8:1
• bigger
• 1:2

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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What is the scale factor from MNOP to ABCD?

• 2/3
• 1/2
• 3/2
• 2

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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Jamie made a scale drawing of his apartment building.  The building is 300 ft tall.  He wants his scale to be 1 inch : 10 ft.  How tall should his building be in his scale drawing?

• 25 inches
• 60 inches
• 1/30 inch
• 30 inches

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

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? 

• 1.7 km
• 5 km
• 15 km
• 17 km 

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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Find side length X.

• 16
• 18
• 2.4
• 15

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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If the scale factor is greater than one, the new figure will be

• a reduction
• an enlargement
• a scale
• not proportional

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

If the scale factor is less than one, the new figure will be

• an enlargement
• a reduction
• a scale factor
• bigger

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

What is a scale drawing?

• A drawing that shows a real object enlarged or reduced
• A drawing of the weight of an object
• A life size drawing of an object
• A drawing that shows all the sides of a building

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

What is the scale factor from ΔDEF to ΔABC?

• 1/2
• 7/3
• 2
• 10/3

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

On a map, Memphis, Tennessee, and Jackson, Mississippi, are 5 inches apart. The distance between the cities is actually 210 miles.

What scale was used to create the map?

• 42 inches = 1 mile
• 1 inch = 42 miles
• 40 inches = 1 mile
• 
  1 inch = 40 miles

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2