Scale Drawing Word Problems

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

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

• 5 feet

• 2.5 feet

• 15 feet

The scale drawing car length is 3 cm. If the scale is 1 cm:4 ft, what is the actual car length?

• 12 feet

• 16 feet 

• 10 feet

• 4 feet

A blueprint was using a scale of 3cm=4.5m. Find the actual length if it is 5cm on the drawing.

• 7.5

• 13.5

• 1.5

• 1.7

If the actual dimensions of the kitchen are 24 ft. by 24 ft., what is the scale of the drawing?

• cm : 9ft

• cm : 8ft

• 4cm : 1ft

• cm : 4ft

The pair of figures is similar. Find the missing side.

• x = 9

• x = 28

• x = 7

• x = 63

A map has a scale of 1 inch to 30 miles. If the distance between two towns on the map is 4.5 inches, how far are the towns apart in actual distance?

• 135 miles

• 120 miles

• 150 miles

• 90 miles

Solve for X.

• 2 ft

• 3 ft

• 4 ft

• 6 ft

A rectangular garden is 45 ft wide and 70 ft long. In a drawing, the width is 9 in. Identify the length on the drawing. 

• 7 in

• 9 in

• 12 in

• 14 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