Scaling and Scale Factors

If the scale factor is less than one, the new figure will be

• an enlargement
• a reduction
• a scale factor
• bigger

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

What is the scale factor from ΔDEF to ΔABC?

• 1/2
• 7/3
• 2
• 10/3

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CCSS.8.G.A.4

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

What is the scale factor from ABCD to MNOP?

• 2/3
• 3/2
• 2
• 3

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

The distance between two cities on a map is 4.125 inches.  Find the actual distance if the scale on the map is 2 inches = 40 miles.

• 165 miles
• 50 miles
• 82.5 miles
• 41.25 miles

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Robbie made a scale drawing of a neighborhood park. A soccer field in the park is 14 inches long in the drawing. The actual field is 98 yards long. What is the scale of the drawing?1 inch = _ yards

• 1372
• 5
• 14
• 7

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

If the original is 12 units and the scale factor is 1/4 what is the size of the scale drawing?

• 300
• 4.8
• 3
• 4

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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

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

The Waccamaw Bridge is 60 yards long. The length of a model of the bridge is 15 inches long. What is the scale of the model?

• one inch = .25 yards

• one inch = 4 yards

• one inch = 144 inches

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

The two rectangles are scale drawings. What is the measurement of x?

• 21
• 1.25
• 20
• 4

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CCSS.7.G.A.1