Similar Figures Indirect Measurement

What is the scale factor from the small fry to the large fry?

• 1/3

• 48

• 4

• 3

A model of a house was built using the scale 5 in:25 ft. If a window in the model is 1.5 in. wide, how wide is the actual window?

• 90 ft

• 7.5 ft 

• 4.5 ft

• 45 in

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

Find the height of the street lamp.

• 75 ft

• 15.75 ft

• 20.57 ft

• 31.5 ft

A child 4.5 feet tall casts a 6-foot shadow. A nearby statue casts a 12-foot shadow. What is the height of the statue?

• 8.25 ft

• 9 ft

• 13.5 ft

• 24 ft

The scale of the house blueprint is is 2 in = 5 ft. If the height of the blueprint is 8.5 in, what is the height of the actual house?

• 21.25 ft

• 3.4 ft

• 20 ft

• 21.25 in

Find the missing side length.

• 8

• 12

• 21

• 27