Scale Word Problems

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

Scale is 1cm = 8km. Hatboro and Smithville are 24cm apart on the map, how far apart are they?

• 87 km

• 216 km 

• 33 km

• 192 km

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 windows in the drawing are 1¾ cm apart, how many meters apart are the actual windows if the scale is 2 cm=10 m?

• 8¾ m

• 7½ m

• 5 m

• 2¼ m

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

Alan drew a scale drawing of a house and its lot. The scale he used was 1 millimeter : 5 meters. In the drawing, the lawn in the backyard is 10 millimeters long. What is the length of the actual lawn?

• 50 m

• 2 m

• 10 m

• 5 m

Spencer measured a house and its lot and made a scale drawing. He used the scale 3 inches : 2 feet. In the drawing, the deck is 90 inches long. What is the length of the actual deck?

• 60 ft

• 6 ft

• 180 ft

• 270 ft

A building is 360 feet tall. On a scale drawing, 1/4 inch = 10 feet. What is the height of the building in the scale drawing?

• 15 in

• 9 in

• 7 in

• 13 in

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

Jessica was planning a trip to Jamaica. Before going, she did some research and learned that the exchange rate is one Jamaican dollar for 0.5 US dollars. How much Jamaican money would she get if she exchanged $28?

• $56

• $14

• $5.60

• $140