Scale and Similar Figures

The original perimeter of a rectangle is 30cm, if we enlarge it by a scale factor of 4 what is the new perimeter?

• 120

• 480

• 1920

Howard has a scale model of the Statue of Liberty. The model is 15 inches tall. The scale of the model to the actual statue is 1 inch : 6.2 meters. Which equation can Howard use to determine x, the height in meters, of the Statue of Liberty?

A rectangular park on a city map has dimensions of 1.75in x 2.1in. The park in real life is 1,500 times larger than the drawing. What is the perimeter of the actual park?

• 5,512.5 in

• 3,675 in

• 5,250 in

• 11,550 in

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

The pair of figures is similar. Find the missing side.

• x = 1

• x = 3

• x = 9

• x = 5

The pair of figures is similar. Find the missing side.

• x = 12

• x = 3

• x = 40

• x = 4

The pair of figures is similar. Find the missing side.

• x = 20

• x = 12

• x = 5

• x = 4

Find missing side

• 5 m

• 7 m

• 9 m

• 11 m

On a map, the distance between Louisville, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee, is 1.75 inches. The scale of the map is 1 in:100 mi. What is the actual distance between the two cities?

• 200 miles

• 175 miles

• 100 miles

• 125 miles

A blueprint was using a scale of 1cm = 1.5m. Find the actual length if it is 5cm on the drawing.

• 7.5

• 13.5

• 1.5

• 1.7