Scale Factor

Scale is 1cm = 8km. Hatboro and Smithville are 24cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the 2 cities?

• 87 km
• 216 km 
• 33 km
• 192 km

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

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

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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

A model of a flagpole has a scale of 1 in.= 4 ft. If the model pole measures 12 inches, how tall is the actual pole?

• 16 feet
• 3 feet
• 48 feet
• 9 feet

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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

What is the scale factor from triangle ABC to triangle DEF?

• 1/2

• 7/3

• 2/1

• 10/3

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

On a map, Memphis, Tennessee, and Jackson, Mississippi, are 5 inches apart. The distance between the cities is actually 210 miles.

What scale was used to create the map?

• 42 inches = 1 mile
• 1 inch = 42 miles
• 40 inches = 1 mile
• 
  1 inch = 40 miles

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A model airplane is built with a wing span of 30 inches. The actual wing span is 90 ft. What is the scale of the model?

• 1 inch = 270 inches

• 1 inch = .33 feet

• 1 inch = 3 feet

• 30 inches = 90 feet

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CCSS.7.G.A.1