Scale Drawing Area

Use the scale drawing to create a proportion and find the height of the tree.

• 12.5 feet

• 8 feet

• 200 feet

This scale drawing shows a parking lot. What is the length of the longer side of the actual lot? 

• 63 m

• 235 m

• 315 m

• 630 m

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

On a map, Memphis, Tennessee, and Jackson, Mississippi, are 5 inches apart. The distance between the cities is actually 210 miles.

What scale was used to create the map?

• 42 inches = 1 mile

• 1 inch = 42 miles

• 40 inches = 1 mile

• 
  1 inch = 40 miles

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

• 21

• 1.25

• 20

• 4

• 4 feet

• 5 feet

• 5.5 feet

• 6 feet

• F

• G

• H

• J

The height of the house above is drawn to a scale of 1:300. What is the actual height of the house?

• 3 meters

• 4 meters

• 6 meters

• 7 meters

• A

• B

• C

• D

Scale: 1in.=7ft. The actual width of the backyard is 49 ft, how wide is it in the drawing?

• 14 in 

• 7 in

• 42 in

• 56 in