Scale Drawing and Similar Shapes

The blueprint uses a scale of 3 cm = 4.5 m. On the drawing the length of one of the rooms is 5 cm.  What is the room's ACTUAL length? 

• 7.5 m

• 13.5 m

• 1.5 m

• 1.7 m

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

A drawing of a vehicle has a length of 11 cm.  If the scale is 2 cm:3 ft, what is the actual length of the vehicle?

• 16½ feet

• 7⅓ feet

• 16 feet

• 66 feet

Tags

CCSS.7.G.A.1

Find the SCALE FACTOR.

• 4

• ¼

• 3

• 12

Tags

CCSS.7.G.A.1

The scale for a blueprint of a home is 1 cm: 3 meters.  What is the actual length of the living room if the length of the living room shown in the drawing is 2.4 centimeters?

• 25 m

• 3.6 m

• 7.2 m

• 6 m

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

If a scale factor is LESS THAN ONE, the new figure will be ___________________ .

• an enlargement

• a reduction

• none of these

• the same size

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.3

From Denver to Chicago it is 3.5 inches on a map.  If the scale is 2 in = 300 miles, find the actual distance.

• 42 miles

• 171.4 miles

• 525 miles

• 2,100 miles

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

The scale for a flagpole is 3 in = 8 ft.  If the drawing of the flagpole is 7.5 inches in height, how tall is the ACTUAL flagpole?

• 180 feet

• 3.1 feet

• 20 feet

• 9 feet

Tags

CCSS.7.G.A.1

If a scale factor is GREATER THAN ONE, the new figure will be ___________________ .

• a reduction

• an enlargement

• scaled down

• the same size

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.3

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

Tags

CCSS.7.G.A.1

Solve for x.

• 2.4

• 3.3

• 2.5

• 1.3

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2