Scale Drawings Quiz

On a map, the distance between two towns in 2.6 cm. The scale of the map is

1 cm : 50 km. What is the actual distance between the two towns?

• 100 km

• 130 km

• 70 km

• 150 km

Scale is 1cm = 8km. Hatboro and Smithville are 24 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the 2 cities?

Kenny drew a scale drawing of a swimming pool.

The scale of the drawing was 2 cm : 1 m. If the pool is 26 cm in the drawing, how long is the actual pool?

• 13 m

• 2 m

• 1 m

• 52 m

The two rectangles are scale drawings. What is the measurement of x?

• 21
• 1.25
• 20
• 4

Scale factor is _________

• the number you multiply the original shape by in order to get the scale copy
• the number you divide the original shape by in order to get the scale copy
• the number you add the original shape by in order to get the scale copy
• the number you subtract the original shape by in order to get the scale copy

Find the perimeter of the large triangle.

• 24
• 36
• 12
• 54

Fairview and Rockville are 104 miles from each other. How far apart would the cities be on a map that has a scale of 1 cm : 13 miles?

Choose the correct proportion.

Rectangles P, Q, R, and S are scaled copies of one another.

Decide what the scale factor would be from rectangle P to Q.

• less than 1

• equal to 1

• greater than 1

Jim is creating a scale drawing of an airplane. The scale factor is 1 in = 7 feet. The length of the actual airplane is 52 feet. What is the length of the airplane in the scale drawing?

• 7/52 inches

• 7 3/7 inches

• 45 inches

• 59 inches

What is the scale factor from the LARGER triangle to the SMALLER triangle?

• 3

• 5