Similar Figures and Scale Drawings

A model of a house was built using the scale 5 in:25 ft. If a window in the model is 1.5 in. wide, how wide is the actual window?

• 90 ft
• 7.5 ft 
• 4.5 ft
• 45 in

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

On a map, the distance between Louisville, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee, is 1.75 inches. The scale of the map is 1 in:100 mi. What is the actual distance between the two cities?

• 200 miles

• 175 miles

• 100 miles

• 125 miles

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A blueprint was using a scale of 1cm = 1.5m. Find the actual length if it is 5cm on the drawing.

• 7.5

• 13.5

• 1.5

• 1.7

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

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

Corresponding angles in similar figures are congruent.

• True

• False

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

The two right triangles below are similar. What is x, the missing side length in triangle DEF? 

• 3.75
• 9.75
• 10
• 12

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

Find missing side

• 5
• 7
• 9
• 11

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

The pair of figures is similar. Find the missing side.

• x = 9
• x = 28
• x = 7
• x = 63

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Are the following similar? Why or why not?

• Yes
• No, the corresponding angles are not equal.
• No, the ratios of the corresponding sides are not equal.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

The pair of figures is similar. Find the missing side.

• x = 20
• x = 12
• x = 5
• x = 4

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5