Scale Drawing Perimeter and Area

Find the perimeter of the large triangle.

• 24

• 36

• 12

• 54

What is the measurement of x?

• 21

• 1.25

• 20

• 4

If the scale factor is 5, how times larger will the area of the big square be compared to the smaller square?

• 5

• 20

• 25

The perimeter of the square increased by a scale of 5.

• True

• False

The perimeter of the larger square is 2 times larger than the smaller square.

• True

• False

The area of the larger square is __________ times larger than the area of the smaller square.

• 1/2

• 1

• 2

• 4

What is one way to determine how much the area would increase using a scale factor of 3?

• take the scale factor and square it to get 3x3=9

• add all of the sides together then multiply by 3

• multiply the area of the smaller rectangle by 3

Which of the statements correctly compares the perimeter of the 2 triangles?

• 12x2=24

• 5x2=10

• 12x3=36

When creating a scale drawing of a house, which scale would create the larger drawing?

• 1:2

• 1:3

• 1:4

• 1:5

Determine the scale used in the form of 1:n