Scale Drawings

Front

Scale: 1in.=7ft. The actual width of the backyard is 49 ft, how wide is it in the drawing?

Back

7 in

Front

A model of a planned baseball stadium is 2 ft wide. The scale for the model is 1 foot = 100 yards. What is the width of the actual stadium?

Back

200 yards

Front

On a map, the distance between Louisville, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee, is 1 3/4 inches. The scale of the map is 1 in:100 mi. What is the actual distance between the two cities?

Back

175 miles

Front

To create a model of an artery, a health teacher uses the scale 2.5 cm:0.75 mm. If the diameter of the artery is 2.7 mm, what is the diameter on the model?

Back

9 cm

Front

Alexis is building a 2 ft. tall model of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. The scale is 3 in : 78.75 ft. Which is the closest to the height of the actual arch? Options: 630 ft, 600 ft, 400 ft, 200 ft

Back

630 ft

Front

On the map, from Denver to Chicago is 3 in. If the scale is 1 inch = 300 miles, find the actual distance.

Back

900 miles

Front

Jackson made a scale drawing of a neighborhood park. The scale of the drawing was 1 millimeter = 3 meters. If the actual length of the volleyball court is 12 meters, how long is the volleyball court in the drawing?

Back

4 mm 

Front

Jessica is visiting Mexico and doesn't know her Spanish numbers. On the map she is 2 inches away from her destination. From the road sign ahead she knows that she is 8 miles away from her destination. What is the scale the map is using?
1 inch = ______ miles

Back

4

Front

A to-scale figure of the space station is 4 inches long. If the scale is 1 inch to 5 yards, how long is the actual space station?

Back

20 yards

Front

The distance between two cities on a map is 4.125 inches.  Find the actual distance if the scale on the map is 2 inches = 40 miles.

Back

82.5 miles