Scale Factor Test

Are these rectangles similar? Why or Why not? Explain your thinking.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

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

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

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

• x = 9

• x = 28

• x = 7

• x = 63

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

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

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

What is the scale factor between two similar squares if the side length of the smaller square is 4 cm and the side length of the larger square is 16 cm?

• 2

• 4

• 0.25

• 8

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

If two similar rectangles have a scale factor of 0.5, and the width of the larger rectangle is 20 cm, what is the width of the smaller rectangle?

• 10 cm

• 40 cm

• 5 cm

• 15 cm

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

Find the missing side length by setting up a proportion to help you.

• 32

• 35

• 20

• 16

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

If the Scale Factor is greater than one, then you will have...

• a reduction

• an enlargement

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

When determining the Scale Factor, it is helpful to set up a proportion as...

• new/original

• original/new

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

Find x, the missing side length.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6