Scale and Area

On a map, 1 inch represents an actual distance of 3 miles. If the actual area of a park is 27 square miles, what is the area of the park on the map?

• 3 in²

• 9 in²

• 0.33 in²

• 1 in²

Find the actual area of the scale rectangle.

(Use sq. ft as your units)

The scale on a map is 1 cm : 15 miles. Find the area scale.

• 1 cm² : 225 mi²

• 1 cm² : 15 mi²

• 15 cm² : 1 mi²

• 225 cm² : 1 mi²

The scale use to sketch the blueprints for a house's living room renovations is 1 cm : 3 ft. If the area of the living room is 432 ft², which proportion would you use to find the area of the living room on the blueprints?

If a rectangle has an area of 50 m² and a scaled copy is made with a scale factor of 2, what is the area of the scaled copy?

(Hint: Remember to square the scale factor)

• 100 m²

• 200 m²

• 25 m²

• 400 m²

The area of a square is 64 sq ft. If a scaled copy of this square is made using a scale factor of 1/4, what is the area of the copy?

(Hint: you have to square the scale factor)

• 16 sq ft

• 4 sq ft

• 8 sq ft

• 32 sq ft

Find the actual area of the scaled rectangle.

(Use sq. ft as your units)

Which figure is a scaled copy of A?

• B

• C

• D

What is the area of this circle?

• 201.06

• 50.27

• 123.12

• 94.43

The perimeter of the square increased by a scale of 5.

• True

• False