Scale Drawings and Figures

Rectangle ABCD and rectangle EFGD are similar figures. Which of the following proportions is true for the figures?

Triangle ABC and triangle WXY are similar figures. Which of the following proportions is true for the figures?

What is the length of GH?

• 22.5

• 10

• 9

• 7.5

What is a scale drawing?

• a board of scales

• Bigger or smaller proportion of an actual object.

• a drawing of all types of scale 

• to show how to draw

Find the missing value of "x" using proportions given these similar figures.

• 22.5 units

• 9 units

• 7.5 units

• 4 units

• 10 ft
• 5 ft
• 8 ft
• 15 ft

Find the scale factor for 10 cm = 5 m (Given that 1 m = 100 cm)

• 1 : 50

• 2 : 1

• 1 : 2

• 20 : 1

Set up a proportion to find the missing length:

• 2 meters

• 8 meters

• 18 meters

• 0.5 meters

If on a scale drawing 10 in = 15 ft, then a scale of 1/10 (or 0.1) inches would represent how many feet?

• 1500 feet

• 0.15 feet

• 15 feet

• 150 feet

What is the missing side "x" in the figure shown?

• 78.8 yards

• 2.9 yards

• 0.4 yards

• 50.4 yards