Similar Figures Indirect Measurement and Scale Drawing

What is the scale factor from ΔDEF to ΔABC?

• 1/2

• 7/3

• 2

• 10/3

If the scale factor is 4, what is the measurement of slide length x?

• 21

• 1.25

• 20

What is the scale factor from the small fry to the large fry?

• 1/3

• 48

• 4

• 3

On a map, the distance between Louisville, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee, is 1.75 inches. The scale of the map is 1 in:100 mi. What is the actual distance between the two cities?

• 200 miles

• 175 miles

• 100 miles

• 125 miles

A blueprint was using a scale of 1cm = 1.5m. 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, what is the actual distance between the 2 cities?

• 87 km

• 216 km 

• 33 km

• 192 km

Amanda made a scale drawing of a square garden, which has a side length of 25 feet. She used the scale 2 inches = 5 feet.

What will be the area of the scale drawing?

• 10 in²

• 25 in²

• 100 in²

• 484 in²

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

A rectangular garden is 45 ft wide and 70 ft long. On a blueprint, the width is 9 in. Identify the length on the blueprint. 

• 7 in

• 9 in

• 12 in

• 14 in

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