Scale Problems

The distance between two cities on a map is 4.125 inches.  Find the actual distance if the scale on the map is 2 inches = 40 miles.

• 165 miles

• 50 miles

• 82.5 miles

• 41.25 miles

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

The scale drawing car length is 3 cm. If the scale is 1 cm:4 ft, what is the actual car length?

• 12 feet

• 16 feet 

• 10 feet

• 4 feet

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

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

• 300 miles

• 1000 miles

• 900 miles

• 600 miles

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

The two rectangles are scale drawings. What is the measurement of x?

• 21

• 1.25

• 20

• 4

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

In the figure above, a dilation from A to A' has occurred. What is the scale factor?

scale factor = _______

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

Match the following dilations by a scale factor of 1/2.

• (0, -5)

• (10,2)

• (0,0)

• (-6,-8)

• (5,1)

• (0, -10)

• (3,4)

• (0,0)

• (-3, -4)

• (6,8)

Answer explanation

Note that 0/2 is still 0

so (0,0) dilated by 1/2 is still at (0,0)

(0,-10) dilated by a 1/2 is at

(0, -5)

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

The image shows​​ (a)   and the scale factor is​​ (b)   ​

• an enlargement

• 3

• a reduction

• 5

• 4

• 2

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.2

The table describes two dilations with the center of dilation at the origin. Which rule describes each dilation?

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.2

What is the scale factor?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.7.G.A.1