Scale Drawings and Proportions

The scale of a map says that 6 cm represents 15 km. What distance on the map represents an actual distance of 6 kilometers?

Which proportion represents the problem?

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

The scale of a map says that 6 cm represents 15 km.
What is the actual number of kilometers that is represented by 16 cm on the map?

Select the correct proportion that represents the problem

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Sharon is decreasing the size of a diagram of a leaf that is 30 centimeters long by 10 centimeters wide. If the reduced diagram is 4 centimeters wide, how long will it be?

Select the proportion that represents this problem

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

On Carlos’s map, Greenville and North Valley are 4.5 inches apart. The scale on his map is 1 inch = 20 miles. How far is Greenville from North Valley?

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

On a map, Mesquite is 5 inches from Dallas. If the map's scale is 1 inche = 3 miles, what is the actual distance from Mesquite to Dallas?

• 15
• 5
• 10
• 14

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

Using 2 in = 35 miles, solve: The distance between Troy City and Ben City is 315 miles. How far apart are they on the map?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4

CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

On a map, the distance between Louisville, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee, is 1 3/4 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.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

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

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

• x = 6

• x = 25

• x = 28

• x = 17

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

• x=28

• x=10

• x=30

• x=11

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.EE.B.4

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3