Scale Drawings & Similar Figures

Spencer measured a house and its lot and made a scale drawing. He used the scale 3 inches : 2 feet. In the drawing, the deck is 90 inches long. What is the length of the actual deck?

• 60 ft

• 6 ft

• 180 ft

• 270 ft

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

Edgar drew a scale drawing of the town library. The scale of the drawing was 5 centimeters : 2 meters. The parking lot is 34 meters wide in real life. How wide is the parking lot in the drawing?

• 85 cm

• 68 cm

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A building is 360 feet tall. On a scale drawing, 1/4 inch = 10 feet. What is the height of the building in the scale drawing?

• 15 in

• 9 in

• 7 in

• 13 in

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A builder has two sizes of triangular tiles to cover a floor. The diagram below shows the tiles, which are

similar. What is the length of XY, in centimeters?

• 2.75 cm

• 3 cm

• 2.4 cm

• 3.75 cm

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

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

• x = 10
• x = 4
• x = 2
• x = 5

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

Find the missing side length. 

• 16
• 12
• 35
• 15

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

Desmond measured a city park and made a scale drawing. The scale he used was 1 centimeter : 9 meters. The actual width of the soccer field is 54 meters. How wide is the field in the drawing?

• 6 cm

• 486 cm

• 9 cm

• 54 cm

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

Wanda drew a scale drawing of a house and its lot. She used the scale 2 centimeters : 3 meters. If the actual length of the lawn in the backyard is 51 meters, how long is the lawn in the drawing?

• 34 cm

• 102 cm

• 153 cm

• 51 cm

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

Solve for X.

• 2 ft
• 3 ft
• 4 ft
• 6 ft

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

Irene measured a shopping center and made a scale drawing. The scale she used was 2 inches : 1 foot. If a bakery in the shopping center is 104 inches in the drawing, how long is the actual bakery?

• 52 ft

• 208 ft

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CCSS.7.G.A.1