Scale Drawings, Scale Factor and Similar Figures

Find the height of the tree.

• 8 ft
• 12 ft
• 13 ft
• 15 ft

The __________ is the ratio of a length of the image to the corresponding length on the original figure.

• reduction
• enlargement
• scale factor
• center of dilation

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

A rectangular garden is 45 ft wide and 70 ft long. On a blueprint, the width is 9 in. Identify the length on the blueprint. 

• 7 in
• 9 in
• 12 in
• 14 in

Two objects that are the same shape but not the same size are _______.

• Congruent
• Vertical
• Similar
• Complementary 

Find missing side

• 5
• 7
• 9
• 11

The pair of figures is similar. Find the missing side.

• x = 9
• x = 28
• x = 7
• x = 63

A rectangular garden is 45 ft wide and 70 ft long. On a blueprint, the width is 9 in. 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

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