Finding the Scale Factor

Rashed has enlarged a shape. What will his new width measure if he has enlarged by a scale factor of 6 cm?

• 48 cm

• 32 cm

• 24 cm

• 40 cm

Wajeed reduced his shape by a scale factor of 6. What is his new length measurement?

• 5 cm

• 4 cm

• 3 cm

• 2.5 cm

My shape has a length of 7 cm and a width of 9 cm. I enlarge my shape by a scale factor of 5. What are my new measurements?

• Length 21 cm and width 27 cm

• Length 35 cm and width 18 cm

• Length 21.5 cm and width 32cm

• Length 35 cm and width 45 cm

Omar drew a triangle that has a length of 14 cm. He enlarged his triangle to scale factor of 3. What is the new length of his triangle?

• 28 cm

• 52 cm

• 36 cm

• 45 cm

Which triangle is a scale copy of the above triangle ?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Sara enlarged her shape by a scale factor of 4. What is the new width measurement of her shape?

• 71 cm

• 32 cm

• 16 cm

• 24 cm

Which of the following are scaled copies of the original portrait? Select ALL that apply.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Which of the following is a scaled copy of figure A?

• B

• C

• D

Robbie made a scale drawing of a neighborhood park. A soccer field in the park is 14 inches long in the drawing. The actual field is 98 yards long. What is the scale of the drawing? 1 inch = _ yards

• 1372

• 5

• 14

• 7

If the scale factor is less than one, the new figure will be

• an enlargement

• a reduction

• a scale factor

• bigger