Scale Factor

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

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

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.3

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

• a reduction
• an enlargement
• a scale
• not proportional

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

What is the scale factor from ΔDEF to ΔABC?

• 1/2
• 7/3
• 2
• 10/3

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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

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

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

• 21
• 1.25
• 20
• 4

Tags

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

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

What is the scale factor from ABCD to MNOP?

• 2/3
• 3/2
• 2
• 3

Tags

CCSS.7.G.A.1

Pedro and his friends are visiting chocolate shops in Fairview. They take a cab from one chocolate shop to another. On a map, the two are separated by 3 centimeters. If the scale of the map is 1 centimeter = 2 kilometers, then what is the actual distance between the two chocolate shops?
____ = ____

• 1/2 kilometer 
• 1.5 kilometers
• 6 kilometers
• 3 kilometers

Tags

CCSS.7.G.A.1

Solve the proportion.
____ = ____

• p=31.3
• p=308
• p=924
• p=532

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2B

Megan drew a scale drawing of a house and its lot. The scale she used was 1 inch = 2 feet. The backyard is 78 feet long in real life. How long is the yard in the drawing?
____ = ____

• 39 inches
• 156 inches
• 38 inches
• 157 inches

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2C