Scale Factor and Scale Drawings

Brianna makes a model of the Eiffel Tower for a school project. Her model is 25 centimeters wide at the bottom.If Brianna used a scale of 1 centimeter for every 5 meters, how wide is the actual Eiffel Tower?

• 5 meters

• 25 meters

• 125 meters

• 625 meters

Joe's picture of a cat was  6 inches by 8 inches.  I copied it.  It is now 3 inches by 4 inches.  My copy is _____________of  the original.  

• ⅙

• ¾

• ¼

• ½

What is the scale factor from ΔDEF to ΔABC?

• 1/2

• 7/3

• 2

• 10/3

Robbie made a scale drawing of a neighborhood park. A soccer field in the park is 14 inches long in the drawing. The actual field is 98 yards long. What is the scale of the drawing? 1 inch = _ yards

• 1372

• 5

• 14

• 7

Scale is 1cm = 8km. Hatboro and Smithville are 24cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the 2 cities?

• 87 km

• 216 km 

• 33 km

• 192 km

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

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

A model of a planned baseball stadium is 2 ft wide. The actual stadium will be 200 yd wide. What is the scale?

• 2 feet = 50 yards

• 1 foot = 200 yards

• 1 foot = 100 yards

• 1 foot = 50 yards

What is the measurement of x?

• 21

• 1.25

• 20

• 4

_________ ________ is the number you multiply by the sides to create a similar figure.

• Corresponding Angle

• Scale Factor

• Mid Point

• Similar objects