5.8 Scale Drawings and Scale Models

Front

What is the scale of a drawing where a 6 m wall is 4 cm long? Options: 1 cm = .66 m, 1 cm = 1.5 m, 1 cm = 3 m, 1 cm = 4 m

Back

1 cm = 1.5 m

Front

A model of a planned baseball stadium is 2 ft wide. The actual stadium will be 200 yd wide. What is the scale? Options: 2 feet = 50 yards, 1 foot = 200 yards, 1 foot = 100 yards, 1 foot = 50 yards

Back

1 foot = 100 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

On a map, the distance between two towns is 2.6 cm. The scale of the map is 1 cm:50 km. What is the actual distance between the two towns?

Back

130 km

Front

A model of a house was built using the scale 5 in:25 ft. If a window in the model is 1.5 in. wide, how wide is the actual window?

Back

7.5 ft 

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

Tell whether each scale reduces, enlarges, or preserves the size of an actual object: 10 ft:24 in.

Back

enlarges

Front

Tell whether the scale 1 mi:5280 ft reduces, enlarges, or preserves the size of an actual object.

Back

preserves

Front

Tell whether each scale reduces, enlarges, or preserves the size of an actual object.
20 cm:1000 mm

Back

reduces

Front

Change both measurements to the same unit of measure, and find the scale factor for a 1 ft model of a 1 in. fossil.

Back

12/1