Scale Factor Word Problems

Front

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.

Back

82.5 miles

Front

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

Back

12 feet

Front

Each side length of the rectangle is multiplied by 3. What is the new area?

Back

1296

Front

Each side length of the rectangle is multiplied by a scale factor of 2. What is the new area?

Back

1380

Front

What is a scale drawing?

Back

A drawing that shows a real object enlarged or reduced

Front

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

Back

7

Front

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?

Back

1 inch = 42 miles

Front

Scale is 1cm = 8km. Hatboro and Smithville are 24cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the 2 cities?

Back

192 km

Front

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

Back

900 miles

Front

What is the height of the object?

Back

9 ft