Scale Factor

The scale of the model is 1inch:3 cm. If the model measures 4 inches, find the actual length of the object.

• 3 cm

• 6 cm

• 9 cm

• 12 cm

A map is drawn using a scale of 1 inch : 4 meters. If the length of the path on the map is 24 inches, find the actual length of the path.

• 16 meters

• 96 meters

• 6 meters

• 12 meters

John has a scale model of his car. The scale factor is 1:12. If the actual car has 16-inch wheels, what size are the wheels on the scale model?

• 1.3 in

• 2 in.

• 3 in.

• 4 in.

On the map, the scale is 1 inch = 120 miles. What is the actual distance between two cities if the map distance is 4 inches?

• 525 miles

• 840 miles

• 480 miles

• 255 miles

A map has a scale of 1/2 inch : 70 miles. If two cities are 3 1/2 apart, how many miles apart are they?

• 575 miles

• 260 miles

• 225 miles

• 490 miles

Joseph can walk a distance of 10 km in 4 hours. How long would he take to cover a distance of 15 km?

• 8 hours

• 6 hours

• 4 hours

• 3 hours

The length of the door is 6 inches in an architect's blueprint. If the scale used to draw the blueprint is 1 inch : 2 feet, then what would be the actual length of the door?

• 3 feet

• 12 feet

• 6 feet

• 4 feet

The model of the skeleton was made using a scale of 1 inch : 12 inches in a museum. If the size of the skeleton in the model is 6 inches, find the actual size of the skeleton.

• 60 inches

• 62 inches

• 72 inches

• 38 inches

A model of the house is drawn using a scale of 2 inches : 10 feet. If the model measures 12 inches in length, then find the actual length of the house?

• 120 ft

• 60 ft

• 24 ft

• 4 ft

On a map of North Carolina, the distance between Raleigh and Charlotte is 3 1/ 4 inches. The scale on the map is 1 inch = 40 miles. What is the actual distance?

• 125 miles

• 130 miles

• 220 miles

• 123 miles