Scale Drawings Maps

Triangle B is a scaled copy of Triangle A with a scale of 1to 2. Select all of the true statements.

• The value of x is 10.

• The value of y is 4.

• The value of y is 6.

• The value of x is 15.

• The perimeter of Triangle B is twice the perimeter of Triangle A.

On a scale drawing, 1/4 inch = 10 feet. How many feet would 1 inch represent?

• 4

• 40

• 10

• 5

Edgar drew a scale drawing of the town library. The scale of the drawing was 5 centimeters : 2 meters. The parking lot is 34 meters wide in real life. How wide is the parking lot in the drawing?

• 85

• 68

• 64

• 17

Elena wants to make a scale drawing of her bed. She decides on a scale of 1 to 50. Elena’s bed measures 6 cm by 5 cm on the scale drawing. What are the actual measurements of her bed?

• 500 cm by 300 cm

• 300 cm by 250 cm

• 30 cm by 25 cm

• 50 cm by 30 cm

Elena’s bedroom door is 80 cm wide. How wide should the door be on the scale drawing using the scale 1 to 50?

• 4000

• 40

• 16

• 1.6

The scale on a map is 1 cm : 15 km.

The distance on a map is 2 cm

What is the actual distance ?

• 30 km

• 15 km

• 10 km

• 15 cm

A scale drawing of a very small object is larger than the actual object. The scale of the drawing is 2 cm: 9 mm. Find the unknown measure. The length on drawing = 6 cm The length of object is = ?

• 27 cm

• 27 mm

• 9 cm

• 21 mm

A scale drawing of a very small object is larger than the actual object. The scale of the drawing is 2 cm: 9 mm. Find the unknown measure.

The width on drawing is 10 cm

The width of the actual object is ?

• 40 mm

• 12 mm

• 45 mm

• 45 cm

A map uses a scale of 1 in. : 50 mi. Find the actual distance for the given distance on a map.

The map distance is 3 inches

The actual distance = ?

• 25 in

• 50 mi

• 150 in

• 150 mi

A map uses a scale of 1 in. : 50 mi. Find the actual distance for the given distance on a map.

The map distance is 8 inches

The actual distance = ?

• 400 mi

• 400 in

• 250 mi

• 200 mi