Similar Figures

The scale model of a building is 6.5 inches tall. How tall is the actual building if the scale used for the model is 1 inch = 150 feet?

• 650 feet

• 840 feet

• 900 feet

• 975 feet

The scale in the drawing is
2 in. : 4 ft. What are the length and width of the actual room? Find the area of the actual room. 

•  42 square feet.

•  8 square feet.

•  12 square feet.

•  392 square feet.

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

Solve for X.

• 2 ft

• 3 ft

• 4 ft

• 6 ft

• A

• B

• C

• D

Figure ABCDE is similar to figure VWXYZ. Which proportion must be true?

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Figure JKLM is similar to figure PQRS.

Which proportion must be true for

these figures?

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Figure ABCDE is similar to figure VWXYZ.

Solve for X.

• 2 ft

• 3 ft

• 4 ft

• 6 ft

Frank who is 1.3 meters tall casts a shadow that is 5.2 meters long.  A lamppost near him is 6.5 meters tall.  How long is the lampposts shadow?

• 13 meters

• 18 meters

• 26 meters

• 30 meters