Scale Factor

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?

• one inch = 6 feet

• one inch = 6 inches

• one inch = 72 inches

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

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?

• one inch = .25 yards

• one inch = 4 yards

• one inch = 144 inches

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

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

• one inch = 24 inches

• one inch = 2 ft

• one inch = 0.5 ft

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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?

• one inch = 48 inches

• one inch = .25 feet

• one inch = 4 feet

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

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?

• one inch = 3 feet

• one inch = .33 feet

• one inch = 36 inches

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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

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.6.RP.A.3B

When a scale drawing is larger than the original it is called a ...

• ballooner
• enlargement
• reduction
• correlation

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

If the scale factor is less than one, the new figure will be

• an enlargement
• a reduction
• a scale factor
• bigger

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

What is a scale drawing?

• A drawing that shows a real object enlarged or reduced
• A drawing of the weight of an object
• A life size drawing of an object
• A drawing that shows all the sides of a building

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CCSS.7.G.A.1