Similar Figures Scale Drawing Unit Rate Proportions

A drawing of a flagpole uses the scale 1 in = 4 ft. If the pole measures 12 inches in drawing, how tall is the actual pole?

• 16 feet

• 3 feet

• 48 feet

• 9 feet

What is the scale factor from ΔDEF to ΔABC?

• 1/2

• 7/3

• 2

• 10/3

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

• 300 miles

• 1000 miles

• 900 miles

• 600 miles

What is the measure of the side that corresponds with FE? 

• 10

• 6

• 8

• 15

Are these figures similar? Why or why not?

• Yes, their shapes are the same

• No, their corresponding sides are not equal.

• No, their corresponding sides are not proportional.

• Yes, their corresponding sides are proportional

Find missing side

• 5

• 7

• 9

• 11

An adult elephant that is 8 ft tall casts a shadow that is 4 ft long. Find the height of a statue that casts a 9 ft shadow.

• 36 ft 

• 2 ft 

• 16 ft 

• 18 ft 

A tree is 12 feet tall and casts a shadow 9 feet long. A building nearby casts a shadow that measures 24 feet. How tall is the building? (Draw a picture, set up a proportion)

• 24 feet

• 21 feet

• 27 feet

• 32 feet

Find x.

• 6

• 7.5

• 22.5

• 3.6

What is the number multiplied by the original dimensions of a figure to get the dimensions of a new figure called?

• Scale Factor

• Ratio

• Unit Rate

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