Scale Drawing and Area

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

• 21

• 1.25

• 20

• 4

A scale drawing of a rectangular parking lot shows a length of 8 inches and a width of 3 inches. If the scale is 1 inch = 20 meters, what is the actual area of the parking lot?

• 480 square meters

• 240 square meters

• 160 square meters

• 60 square meters

The side lengths of the square are enlarged by a scale factor of 3. What will be the area of the new square?

What is the area, in square feet, of the actual classroom?

• 21 feet

• 28 feet

• 14 feet

• 7 feet

The scale of a map says that 6 cm represents 15 km.

What distance on the map represents an actual distance of 6 kilometers?

• 3.6

• 2.5

• 2.4

• .42

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

• 21

• 1.25

• 20

• 4

Jamie made a scale drawing of his apartment building.  The building is 300 ft tall.  He wants his scale to be 1 inch : 10 ft.  How tall should his building be in his scale drawing?

• 25 inches

• 60 inches

• 1/30 inch

• 30 inches

What is the scale factor?

• 4

• 25

• 5

• 6

Amanda made a scale drawing of a square garden, which has a side length of 25 feet. She used the scale 2 inches = 5 feet.

What will be the area of the scale drawing?

• 10 in²

• 25 in²

• 100 in²

• 484 in²

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

• 125 centimeters

• 125 meters

• 125 kilometers

• 125 miles