Scale Drawings Area

Scale factor is the number that you _______ to calculate the new dimension.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

A rectangular garden is represented on a scale drawing with a scale of 1 inch = 4 feet. If the drawing shows the garden as 3 inches by 2 inches, what is the actual area of the garden?

• 24 square feet

• 48 square feet

• 96 square feet

• 192 square feet

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A scale drawing of a rectangular field has dimensions 5 cm by 8 cm. If the scale is 1 cm = 20 meters, what is the actual area of the field in square meters?

• 800 square meters

• 1600 square meters

• 2000 square meters

• 3200 square meters

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A blueprint of a house uses a scale of 1 inch = 8 feet. If a room is 3 inches long on the blueprint, what is the actual length of the room?

• 24 feet

• 16 feet

• 8 feet

• 32 feet

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A scale drawing of a park has a scale of 1 cm = 10 meters. If the actual park is 200 meters long, how long is it in the drawing?

• 10 cm

• 20 cm

• 30 cm

• 40 cm

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A scale model of a building is made with a scale factor of 1/50. If the model is 2 feet tall, how tall is the actual building?

• 50 feet

• 100 feet

• 75 feet

• 150 feet

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A map uses a scale of 1 cm = 2 kilometers. If two cities are 15 kilometers apart, what is the distance between them on the map?

• 7.5 cm

• 5 cm

• 10 cm

• 15 cm

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

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

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