Scale Drawings Word Problems

A flagpole is 1 in.= 4 ft. If the pole measures 12 inches, how tall is the actual pole?

• 16 feet
• 3 feet
• 48 feet
• 9 feet

A blueprint was using a scale of 3cm=4.5m. Find the actual length if it is 5cm on the drawing.

• 7.5
• 13.5
• 1.5
• 1.7

A scale drawing of a house shows 9cm ×10cm. If 6cm=12 ft, what are the actual dimensions?

• 9ft x 10ft
• 1ft x 2ft
• 12ft x 6ft
• 18ft x 20ft

A rectangular garden is 45 ft wide and 70 ft long. On a blueprint, the width is 9 in. using a scale factor of 1:5.  Identify the length on the blueprint. 

• 7 in
• 9 in
• 12 in
• 14 in

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

On a map, the distance between two towns in 2.6 cm. The scale of the map is 1 cm:50 km. What is the actual distance between the two towns?

• 100 km
• 130 km
• 70 km
• 150 km

Scale: 1in.=7ft. The actual width of the backyard is 49 ft, how wide is it in the drawing?

• 14 in 
• 7 in
• 42 in
• 56 in

The distance from Point A to Point B on a scale drawing is 6 cm. If the scale is 1 cm to 10 m, what is the actual distance from A to B?

• 6 m
• 10 m
• 18 m
• 60 m

Logan made a treasure hunt map. The treasure is 25 cm away from his location. If each 1 cm in the scale drawing equals 5 meters, then how far is he from the treasure?

• 125 meters
• 12 cm
• 13 meters
• 5 meters

Scale: 1in.=7ft. The actual width of the backyard is 49 ft, how wide is it in the drawing?

• 14 inches
• 7 inches
• 42 inches
• 56 inches