Scale and Scale Factor

Front

Whittemore Park Middle School is 30 feet tall. A 5 inch tall scale model of the school was made by the art club. What is the scale of the model?

Back

one inch = 6 feet

Front

The Waccamaw Bridge is 60 yards long. The length of a model of the bridge is 15 inches long. What is the scale of the model?

Back

one inch = 4 yards

Front

The actual length of a car is 14.5 ft. A model of the car is 7.25 inches long. What is the scale? Options:

one inch = 24 inches

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one inch = 2 ft

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one inch = 0.5 ft

Back

one inch = 2 ft

Front

A model airplane is built with a wing span of 23 inches. The actual wing span is 92 ft. What is the scale of the model?

Back

one inch = 4 feet

Front

An area rug is 9 feet wide. In a photograph, the image of the rug is 3 inches wide. What is the scale of the model?

Back

one inch = 3 feet

Front

A large American flag measures 225 feet wide. In an advertisement for renting this flag, the image of the flag is 4 inches wide. What is the scale factor?

Back

1: 675

Front

If George Washington's face is 60 ft tall on Mt. Rushmore and a model of his face is mountain is 60 inches tall. What is the scale factor?

Back

1:12

Front

The actual distance between two houses is 5 meters. On a map, the distance is 10 cm. What is the scale factor?

Back

1:50

Front

A tree house is 10 ft tall. A model of the tree house is 6 inches tall. What is the scale factor?

Back

1:20

Front

A doghouse is 3 feet tall. In an advertisement, the doghouse is 0.5 inches tall. What is the scale factor?

Back

1:72