Mastering Scale Factors and Measurements: Grade 5 Quiz

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

• 15 miles

• 20 miles

• 5 miles

• 10 miles

A model of a car is built at a scale of 1:20. If the actual car is 15 feet long, how long is the model car in inches?

• 15 inches

• 9 inches

• 12 inches

• 6 inches

A blueprint of a house uses a scale of 1 cm to 2 m. If a room is represented as 4 cm on the blueprint, what is the actual length of the room in meters?

• 8 m

• 4 m

• 10 m

• 6 m

A toy train is built at a scale of 1:50. If the real train is 200 feet long, how long is the toy train in inches?

• 24 inches

• 36 inches

• 48 inches

• 60 inches

A garden is designed on paper with a scale of 1:10. If the length of the garden on paper is 6 cm, what is the actual length of the garden in centimeters?

• 45

• 60

• 30

• 90

A photograph is enlarged at a scale of 2:1. If the original photo is 5 inches wide, what will be the width of the enlarged photo?

• 15 inches

• 20 inches

• 10 inches

• 5 inches

A scale model of a building is made at a scale of 1:100. If the model is 30 cm tall, how tall is the actual building in meters?

• 60 centimeters

• 30 meters

• 45 meters

• 15 meters

A map shows a distance of 8 cm between two parks. If the scale of the map is 1 cm to 2 km, how far apart are the parks in kilometers?

• 20 km

• 12 km

• 16 km

• 10 km

A recipe calls for 3 cups of flour, but you want to make a smaller batch that is 1/3 of the original. How many cups of flour will you need?

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 3 cups

• 1.5 cups

A scale drawing of a playground shows a slide that is 5 cm long. If the scale is 1 cm to 2 m, how long is the actual slide in meters?

• 10 m

• 8 m

• 12 m

• 15 m