Scale

Scale Drawings

Day 3-Putting it all together

Multiple Choice

What is a scale drawing?

• A two-dimensional representation of an actual object or place.

• This line segment from the center of a circle to a point on the circle.

• When two lines cross, they form two pairs of vertical angles across from one another.

• An image that has been made bigger and all the angles change size.

Multiple Choice

True or False: The scale tells us what some length on the scale drawing represents in actual length

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Kiran drew a floor plan of his classroom using the scale 1 inch to 6 feet. Kiran's drawing is 4 inches wide and 5.5 inches long. What are the dimensions of the actual classroom?

• 4 inches wide and 5.5 inches long

• 0.66 inches wide and 0.91 inches long

• 1.5 feet wide and 0.72 feet long

• 24 feet wide and 33 feet long

Multiple Choice

To find the height of a very tall pine tree, you place a mirror on the ground and stand where you can see the top of the pine tree.  How tall is the tree?

• 144 feet
• 72 feet
• 36 feet

Multiple Choice

If the actual dimensions of the kitchen are 24 ft. by 24 ft., what is the scale of the drawing?

• 1cm : 9ft
• 1cm : 8ft
• 4cm : 1ft
• 1cm : 4ft

Multiple Choice

A scale drawing of a house shows 9cm ×10cm. If 6cm=12 ft, what are the actual dimensions?

• 9ft x 10ft
• 1ft x 2ft
• 12ft x 6ft
• 18ft x 20ft

Multiple Choice

A building is 360 feet tall. On a scale drawing, 1/4 inch = 10 feet. What is the height of the building in the scale drawing?

• 15 in

• 9 in

• 7 in

• 13 in

Multiple Choice

The scale drawing for Zoe's room is shown. If 1 in on the scale drawing equals 3 feet. What is the area for Zoe's room?

• 49  square feet
• 132 square feet
• 126 square feet
• 14 square feet

Multiple Choice

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

• 87 km
• 216 km 
• 33 km
• 192 km

Multiple Choice

Alan drew a scale drawing of a house and its lot. The scale he used was 1 millimeter : 5 meters. In the drawing, the lawn in the backyard is 10 millimeters long. What is the length of the actual lawn?

• 50 m

• 2 m

• 10 m

• 5 m

Multiple Choice

If the perimeter of a rectangle was 20in and now it is is 80in, what is the scale factor that was used?

• 4

• 2

• 40

• 20

Multiple Choice

The original perimeter of a rectangle is 30cm, if we enlarge it by a scale factor of 4 what is the new perimeter?

• 120

• 480

• 1920

Multiple Choice

Jamie made a scale drawing of his apartment building.  The building is 300 ft tall.  He wants his scale to be 1 inch : 10 ft.  How tall should his building be in his scale drawing?

• 25 inches
• 60 inches
• 1/30 inch
• 30 inches

Multiple Choice

Spencer measured a house and its lot and made a scale drawing. He used the scale 3 inches : 2 feet. In the drawing, the deck is 90 inches long. What is the length of the actual deck?

• 60 ft

• 6 ft

• 180 ft

• 270 ft

Multiple Choice

Kenny drew a scale drawing of a swimming pool. The scale of the drawing was 2 centimeters : 1 meter. If the pool is 26 centimeters in the drawing, how wide is the actual pool?

• 13 m

• 2 m

• 1 m

• 52 m

Multiple Choice

Desmond measured a city park and made a scale drawing. The scale he used was 1 centimeter : 9 meters. The actual width of the soccer field is 54 meters. How wide is the field in the drawing?

• 6 cm

• 486 cm

• 9 cm

• 54 cm

Multiple Choice

Pam drew a scale drawing of a game room. She used the scale 1 inch : 2 feet. If the air hockey table is 5 inches in the drawing, how long is the actual air hockey table?

• 10 Feet

• 2.5 Feet

• 5 Feet

• 15 Feet

Multiple Choice

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.

• 165 miles
• 50 miles
• 82.5 miles
• 41.25 miles

Multiple Choice

A to-scale figure of the space station is 4 inches long. If you know the scale for the space station is 1 inch to 5 yards, how long is the actual space station?

• 20 inches
• 20 yards
• 0.8 inches
• 1.25 yards

Multiple Choice

Jessica is visiting Mexico and doesn't know her Spanish numbers. On the map she is 2 inches away from her destination. From the road sign ahead she knows that she is 8 miles away from her destination. What is the scale the map is using?
1 inch = ______ miles

• 4
• 16
• 2
• 10

Multiple Choice

Jackson made a scale drawing of a neighborhood park. The scale of the drawing was 1 millimeter = 3 meters. If the actual length of the volleyball court is 12 meters, how long is the volleyball court in the drawing?

• 5 mm
• 3 mm
• 4 mm 
• 2 mm

Multiple Choice

On the map, from Denver to Chicago is 3 in. If the scale is 1 inch = 300 miles, find the actual distance.

• 300 miles
• 1000 miles
• 900 miles
• 600 miles

Multiple Choice

Alexis is building a 2 ft. tall model of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.  The scale is 3 in : 78.75 ft.  Which is the closest to the height of the actual arch?

• 630 ft
• 600 ft
• 400 ft
• 200 ft

Multiple Choice

On a map, the distance between Louisville, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee, is 1 3/4 inches. The scale of the map is 1 in:100 mi. What is the actual distance between the two cities?

• 200 miles
• 175 miles
• 100 miles
• 125 miles

Multiple Choice

A model of a planned baseball stadium is 2 ft wide. The scale for the model is 1 foot = 100 yards. What is the width of the actual stadium?

• 20 yards
• 2 yards
• 200 yards
• 2000 yards

Multiple Choice

Scale: 1in.=7ft. The actual width of the backyard is 49 ft, how wide is it in the drawing?

• 14 in

• 7 in

• 42 in

• 56 in