Scale Drawing Quiz

A student made a model of the Washington Monument using a scale in which 1 inch represents 15 feet. The actual height of the Washington Monument is approximately 555 feet.

• The measurement that is closest to the height of the model is 37 inches

• The measurement that is closest to the height of the model is 75 inFalse

• The measurement that is closest to the height of the model is 46 in

• The measurement that is closest to the height of the model is 180 in

An engineer created a scale drawing of a building using a scale in which 0.25 inch represents 2 feet. The length of the actual building is 250 feet. Determine if the statement is true or false and justify your reasoning: .

• The length of the building in the scaled drawing in inches is 62.50

• The length of the building in the scaled drawing in inches is 46.50

• The length of the building in the scaled drawing in inches is 31.25

• The length of the building in the scaled drawing in inches is 18.75

A building has a height of 125 meters and a length of 80 meters. On a scale drawing of the building, the height is 25 centimeters. Determine if the following statement is true or false: The length of the building in the scaled drawing is 55cm.

• The length of the building in the scaled drawing is 55cm

• The length of the building in the scaled drawing is 16cm

• The length of the building in the scaled drawing is 20 cm

• The length of the building in the scaled drawing is 64cm

Pentagon FGHIK is similar to pentagon MPQST. Given the lengths in the diagram, what is the value of X?

• The value of X is 13.5cm

• The value of X is 12cm

• The value of X is 9.5cm

• The value of X is none of the above

Leon created a scale drawing of the school library in his art class. In the scale drawing, the length of the library is 13 inches. The length of the actual library is 78 feet. 1 inch represents 6 feet.

• 1 inch represents 6 feet.

• 1 inch represents

  1/6 foot

• 6 inches represents 1 foot

• 6 inches repressents

  1/6 foot

Triangle RST is similar to triangle RVW. which statement about x is true

• x=13.5mm

• x=12mm

• x=9.5mm

• none are true