Lesson 1-3: Using Scales to Find Area

The island in the blueprint is 6 inches long.  What is the actual length of the island in the kitchen? Hint: 1 in = 1.5 ft

• 7.5 ft

• 3 ft 

• 9 ft

• 90 ft 

What is the area, in square yards, of the deck represented by the scale drawing?

• $512\ yd^2$

• 128 $yd^2$

• 32 $yd^2$

• 48 $yd^2$

Students are recreating the blueprint and turning it into a mural. What is the area of the mural?

• 40 $ft^2$

• 32 $ft^2$

• 1280 $ft^2$

• 144 $ft^2$

On a scale drawing of a living room 1 in = 3.5 feet. On the scale drawing, the length is 3 inches and the width is 5. What is the area of the living room in real life?

• 15 $ft^2$

• 10.5 $ft^2$

• 17.5 $ft^2$

• 183.75 $ft\ ^2$

A scale drawing of a house shows a closet with floor dimensions of 4.4 cm by 6.6 cm. The scale from the drawing to the actual closet is 2.2 cm for every 1 m. What is the actual area of the closet's floor?

• 29.04 $m^2$

• 6 $m^2$

• 11 $m^2$

• 22 $m^2$