Scale Factor

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

Amanda made a scale drawing of a square garden, which has a side length of 25 feet. She used the scale 2 inches = 5 feet.

What will be the area of the scale drawing?

• 10 in²
• 25 in²
• 100 in²
• 484 in²

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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

What is the scale factor from the small shape to the big shape?

• 1/2
• 7/3
• 2
• 10/3

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

Are the following similar? Why or why not?

• Yes, because the corresponding angles are congruent.
• No, the numbers are even
• No, the sides are 2 times larger, but the width is the same.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.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

What is the formula for scale factor?

• $\frac{new}{old}$

• $\frac{old}{new}$

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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

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

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.RP.A.2C