Scale Factor

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

• 12 feet
• 16 feet 
• 10 feet
• 4 feet

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

A map has a scale of 1 cm=5km.  On the map, two cities are 3 cm apart. What is the actual distance between these cities? 

• 1.7 km
• 5 km
• 15 km
• 17 km 

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

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

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

Use the diagram to the right to determine the distance across  Catfish Lake. Assume the triangles are similar. 

• 6.75 km
• 4.1 km
• 2 km
• 3 km

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

What is the scale factor from the smaller quadrilateral to the larger?

• scale factor = 4
• scale factor = 10
• scale factor = 3
• scale factor = 2

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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

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

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

The two rectangles are scale drawings. What is the measurement of x?

• 21
• 1.25
• 20
• 4

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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

• 1372
• 5
• 14
• 7

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

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

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

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

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2