Computing Actual Areas from a Scale Drawing

Scale - 1in : 7ft

The actual width of the backyard is 49 ft, how wide is it in the drawing?

• 14 in

• 7 in

• 42 in

• 56 in

The distance from Point A to Point B on a scale drawing is 6 cm. If the scale is 1cm : 10m. What is the actual distance from A to B?

• 6 m

• 10 m

• 18 m

• 60 m

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

• 87 km

• 216 km

• 33 km

• 192 km

This scale drawing shows a parking lot. What is the length of the longer side of the actual lot?

• 63 m

• 235 m

• 315 m

• 630 m

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

• 90 ft

• 7.5 ft

• 4.5 ft

• 45 in

The __________ is the ratio of a length of the image to the corresponding length on the original figure.

• reduction

• enlargement

• scale

• map

A flagpole is 1 in : 4 ft. If the pole measures 12 inches, how tall is the actual pole?

• 16 feet

• 3 feet

• 48 feet

• 9 feet

The diagram shown represents a garden. The scale is 1 centimeter for every 20 meters. Each square in the drawing measures 1 cm by 1 cm. Find the actual dimensions of the garden based upon the given drawing.

• 60 m by 140 m

• 80 m by 160 m

• 120 m by 240 m

• 160 m by 60 m

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?

• 20 yards

• 2 yards

• 200 yards

• 2000 yards

Pam drew a scale drawing of a game room. She used the scale 1 inch : 2 feet. If the air hockey table is 5 inches in the drawing, how long is the actual air hockey table?

• 10 Feet

• 2.5 Feet

• 5 Feet

• 15 Feet