Scale Factor and Scale Drawings

If the pole measures 12 inches, how tall is the actual pole?

• 16 feet

• 3 feet

• 48 feet

• 9 feet

If the actual width of the backyard is 49 feet, how wide is it in the drawing?

• 14 in

• 7 in

• 42 in

• 56 in

On a map, Denver to Chicago is 3 inches.

If the scale is 1 inch = 300 miles, find the actual distance.

• 300 miles

• 1000 miles

• 900 miles

• 600 miles

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

• reduction

• enlargement

• scale factor

• center of dilation

The image shows​​ (a)   and the scale factor is​​ (b)   ​

• an enlargement

• 3

• a reduction

• 5

• 4

• 2

What is a scale drawing?

• A drawing that shows a real object enlarged or reduced

• A drawing of the weight of an object

• A life size drawing of an object

• A drawing that shows all the sides of a building

What kind of scale drawing will take place when given the Scale Factor of 3.

• Enlargement

• Reduction

A scale factor less than one creates ....

• a reduction

• an enlargement

• an exact copy

• none of the above

A scale factor less than one creates ....

• a reduction

• an enlargement

• an exact copy

• none of the above

The table describes two dilations with the center of dilation at the origin. Which rule describes each dilation?