Converting Units in Scale Drawings

What is the purpose of using scale drawings?

• To reduce the cost of printing

• To make drawing more challenging

• To represent objects proportionally to their original size

• To improve artistic skills

How do you find missing information in a scale drawing?

• Asking an expert for the answer

• By guessing the missing values

• Using a ruler to measure the drawing

• Setting up a proportion and solving with cross products

What is the first step in solving problems involving scale drawings?

• Drawing a detailed diagram

• Setting up a proportion with known information

• Measuring the actual objects

• Guessing the answer

How do you simplify the process of solving scale drawing problems?

• By simplifying the fractions before cross multiplying

• By using a calculator for all steps

• By using complex mathematical formulas

• By ignoring the scale factor

If a person's shadow is 3 feet and they are 6 feet tall, how tall is a tree with a 9 feet shadow?

• 6 feet

• 12 feet

• 18 feet

• 9 feet

What would be the model height of a 600 foot building if the Empire State Building (1500 feet tall) has a model height of 5 inches?

• 3 inches

• 4 inches

• 2 inches

• 1 inch

What is the width of the Q2 Stadium in the model if one inch equals five meters and the actual width is 105 meters?

• 30 inches

• 25 inches

• 21 inches

• 15 inches

If Julie's drawing of a sailboat has a height of 3 centimeters using a scale of 1 cm equals 1.5 meters, what is the actual height of the sailboat?

• 3 meters

• 6 meters

• 4.5 meters

• 1.5 meters

What would be the width on the blueprint of a driveway that is 24 feet wide using a scale of 1 inch equals 6 feet?

• 3 inches

• 4 inches

• 5 inches

• 6 inches

Using a scale of 1 cm equals 30 miles, how far apart will Austin and San Antonio be on the map if the actual distance is 90 miles?

• 4 centimeters

• 5 centimeters

• 3 centimeters

• 2 centimeters