Scale Word Problems

A drawing with the scale of 3 cm for each meter shows where Adam wants to plant flowers. If the actual distance of the flower planting is 25 m long, how long is the scale distance on the drawing?

• 1/3 cm

• 75 cm

• 8 1/3 cm

• 3/25 cm

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

Carly lives in Scottsdale, AZ and plans to go visit downtown Glendale, AZ. The map with a scale of 2 cm for every 4 km shows the actual distance to be 10 km. What is the scale distance on the map?

• 40 cm

• 20 cm

• 2/ 5 cm

• 2.5 cm

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A scale drawing showing the distance from your house to the school has a scale of 1.5 cm to 5 km. If the actual distance from your house to the school is 30 km, what is the distance on the drawing?

• 3 1/3 cm

• 9 cm

• 3 1/3 km

• 9 km

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

In Virginia, the Grand Caverns is approximately 35 kilometers from the Frontier Culture Museum. You make a drawing of the two locations with a scale of 6 inches representing 35 kilometers. How far apart do you draw the Grand Caverns and Frontier Culture Museum?

• 6 in

• 6 km

• 210 in

• 210 km

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

Adam drafts his favorite tractor trailer on a scale drawing. The drawing scale is 3 inches for each foot. If the drawing is 20 inches long, how long is the actual tractor trailer?

• 1/3 ft

• 60 ft

• 6 2/3 ft

• 3/20 ft

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

The scale on a particular drawing is 5 cm for every 75 miles. If the drawing shows that a plane flies a distance of 25 cm, how many miles did the plane actually fly?

• 15 mi

• 375 mi

• 125 mi

• 3 mi

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

The rectangular floor of a classroom is 34 feet in length and 22 feet in width. A scale drawing of the floor has a length of 17 inches. What is the perimeter, in inches, of the floor in the scale drawing?

• 187

• 112

• 56

• 11

Tags

CCSS.7.G.A.1

A scale drawing of a rectangular park had a scale of 1 cm = 90 m. What is the actual perimeter of the park in meters?

• 459270

• 1359

• 30.2

• 2718

Tags

CCSS.7.G.A.1

The rectangular floor of a classroom is 32 feet in length and 30 feet in width. A scale drawing of the floor has a length of 16 inches. What is the area, in square inches, of the floor in the scale drawing?

• 240

• 960

• 62

• 15

Tags

CCSS.7.G.A.1

A scale drawing of a rectangular park had a scale of 1 cm = 110 m. What is the actual area of the park in meters squared?

• 53.32

• 645172

• 3256

• 546952

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CCSS.7.G.A.1