Scale Drawings Actual Dimensions

From Denver to Chicago = 3 in. If the scale is 1 in = 300 miles, find the actual distance.

• 300 miles

• 1000 miles

• 900 miles

• 600 miles

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

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

• 7.5 m

• 13.5 m

• 1.5 m

• 1.7 m

Brody drew a scale drawing of a campsite. He used the scale 1 inch : 3 feet. If the actual width of the tent is 6 feet, how wide is the tent in the drawing?

• 2 in

• 1 in

• 3 in

• 18 in

Norris is doing renovations in the living room of his home. The length of the room is 22 feet, and the width of the room is 19 feet. A proportional scale drawing of the room was created that has width of 38 inches. What is the length in the scale drawing?

• 51 in

• 44 in

• 50 in

• 59 in

A model of a house was built using the scale 5 in:25 ft. If a window in the model is 1.5 in. wide, how wide is the actual window?

• 90 ft

• 7.5 ft 

• 4.5 ft

• 45 in

Kenny drew a scale drawing of a swimming pool. The scale of the drawing was 2 centimeters : 1 meter. If the pool is 26 centimeters in the drawing, how wide is the actual pool?

• 13 m

• 2 m

• 1 m

• 52 m

Jonathan drew a scale drawing of a house. The scale of the drawing was 1 millimeter : 2 meters. If the actual width of the garage is 8 meters, how wide is the garage in the drawing?

• 4 mm

• 16 mm

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

This scale drawing shows a parking lot. What is the actual (real) length of the longer side of the lot? 

• 63 m

• 235 m

• 315 m

• 630 m