Scale Word Problem

A scale factor of 2 is used to enlarge the dimensions of a square. What is the effect of this change on the area of the square?

• The area will be half as big.

• The area will be twice as large.

• The area will be 4 times larger.

• The area will be 8 times larger.

• The area will not change.

Each side length of the rectangle at the right is multiplied by 3. What is the new area?

• 1296

• 432

• 48

• 144

Each side length of the rectangle at the right is multiplied by a scale factor of 2. What is the new area?

• 1380

• 345

• 690

• 146

Each side length of the rectangle at the right is multiplied by a scale factor of 4. What is the new area?

• 1344

• 84

• 336

• 152

Find the height of a door on a scale drawing if the door is 2 meters tall and the scale is 1 centimeter = 4 meters. Round to the nearest tenth

• 2 cm

• 1/2 cm

• 8 cm

• 1/4 cm

An engineering scale model shows a church that is 2 inches tall. If the scale is 1 inch = 265 feet, how tall is the actual church?

• 132.5 ft

• 132.5 in

• 530 ft

• 530 in

Bob makes a drawing of the flowers he wants to plant that has a scale of 5 cm for each meter. If the flower planting will be 15 m long, how long is the drawing of the planting?

• 1/5 m

• 65 m

• 1/5 cm

• 65 cm

Bob makes a drawing of a garden that has a scale of 5 cm for each meter. If the garden will be 15 m long, how long is the drawing of the garden?

• 1/5 cm

• 1/5 m

• 65 cm

• 65 m

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

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