Scale Factor Drawings

The scale drawing car length is 3 cm. If the scale is 1 cm:4 ft, what is the actual car length?

• 12 feet

• 16 feet 

• 10 feet

• 4 feet

This scale drawing shows a parking lot. What is the length of the longer side of the actual lot? 

• 63 m

• 235 m

• 315 m

• 630 m

The distance from Point A to Point B on a scale drawing is 6 cm. If the scale is 1cm : 10m. What is the actual distance from A to B?

• 6 m

• 10 m

• 18 m

• 60 m

Scale Factor of 5 is _________________ .

• Reduction

• Enlargement

If the scale factor is 4, what is the measurement of x?

• 20 m

• 24 m

• 16 m

• 4 m

A flagpole uses a scale of 1 inch = 4 feet.

If the pole measures 12 inches, how tall is the actual pole?

• 16 feet

• 3 feet

• 48 feet

• 9 feet

Solve for X.

• 2 ft

• 3 ft

• 4 ft

• 6 ft

A model is built to a scale of 1 ft ∶ 10 ft. If a model airplane is 3 feet long, how long is the actual plane?

• 13 ft

• 30 ft

• 3 ⅓

The two right triangles below are similar. What is x, the missing side length in triangle DEF? 

• 3.75

• 9.75

• 10

• 12

Scale: 1in.=7ft. The actual width of the backyard is 49 ft, how wide is it in the drawing?

• 14 in 

• 7 in

• 42 in

• 56 in