Scale Drawings and Models

Scale Drawings and Models

Multiple Choice

What does the scale on the map mean?

• Every 1 in in the map equals 125 mi

• Every 125 mi in the map equals 1 in

Multiple Choice

The scale on a highway construction drawing is 0.5 inches for every 45 miles. If the drawing shows the highway is 4 inches long, how long is the actual highway

• 360 mi

• 11.25 mi

• 180 mi

• 22.5 in

Multiple Choice

In Virginia, the Grand Caverns is approximately 35 kilometers from the Frontier Culture Museum. You make a drawing of the two locations with a scale of 6 inches representing 35 kilometers. How far apart do you draw the Grand Caverns and Frontier Culture Museum?

• 6 in

• 6 km

• 210 in

• 210 km

Multiple Choice

A scale drawing showing the distance from your house to the school has a scale of 1.5 cm to 5 km. If the actual distance from your house to the school is 30 km, what is the distance on the drawing?

• 3 1/3 cm

• 9 cm

• 3 1/3 km

• 9 km

Multiple Choice

Carly lives in Scottsdale, AZ and plans to go visit downtown Glendale, AZ. The map with a scale of 2 cm for every 4 km shows the actual distance to be 10 km. What is the scale distance on the map?

• 40 cm

• 20 cm

• 2/ 5 cm

• 5 cm

Multiple Choice

Find the width of a parking spot on a scale drawing if the parking spot is 2.5 meters wide and the scale is 1 centimeter = 2 meters

• 5 m

• 1.25 cm

• 0.8 cm

• 1.25 m

Multiple Choice

The scale on a map is 1 cm for every 400 km. If Maine and Japan are 22 cm apart on the map, what is the distance between Maine and Japan?

• 8,800 km

• 18.18 cm

• 800 km

• 18.18 km

Multiple Choice

Find the height of a door on a scale drawing if the door is 2 meters tall and the scale is 1 centimeter = 4 meters. Round to the nearest tenth

• 2 cm

• 1/2 cm

• 8 cm

• 1/4 cm