Measurement Mysteries: Scale Drawings & Real-Life Challenges

A map has a scale of 1 inch to 5 miles. If two cities are 3 inches apart on the map, how far apart are they in real life?

• 20 miles

• 10 miles

• 25 miles

• 15 miles

A tree casts a shadow that is 10 feet long. At the same time, a 4-foot tall person casts a shadow that is 2 feet long. How tall is the tree?

• 25 feet

• 12 feet

• 15 feet

• 20 feet

A model of a building is made to a scale of 1:100. If the model is 2 feet tall, how tall is the actual building?

• 250 feet

• 150 feet

• 200 feet

• 100 feet

A swimming pool is 25 meters long and 10 meters wide. If a person is standing 5 meters away from the edge of the pool, how far is the person from the opposite edge of the pool?

• 15 meters

• 5 meters

• 10 meters

• 20 meters

A photograph of a garden shows that the width is 4 inches and the actual width is 20 feet. What is the scale of the photograph?

• 1:40

• 1:80

• 1:100

• 1:60

A ladder is leaning against a wall. The foot of the ladder is 6 feet from the wall, and the ladder is 10 feet long. How high up the wall does the ladder reach?

• 8 feet

• 4 feet

• 10 feet

• 6 feet

A scale drawing of a park shows a walking path that is 3 inches long. If the scale is 1 inch to 20 feet, how long is the actual walking path?

• 40 feet

• 80 feet

• 60 feet

• 100 feet

A rectangular field measures 60 meters by 40 meters. If a person walks diagonally across the field, how far do they walk?

• 65 meters

• 80 meters

• 50 meters

• 72.11 meters

A scale model of a car is 1:24. If the model is 12 inches long, how long is the actual car?

• 72 inches

• 144 inches

• 96 inches

• 288 inches

A shadow of a flagpole is 15 feet long while a 5-foot tall person casts a shadow of 3 feet. How tall is the flagpole?

• 20 feet

• 15 feet

• 25 feet

• 30 feet