Slope Similar Figures Scale Drawings

If the actual dimensions of the kitchen are 24 ft. by 24 ft., what is the scale of the drawing?

• 1cm : 9ft

• 1cm : 8ft

• 4cm : 1ft

• 1cm : 4ft

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 blueprint(drawing) of this house has a length of 6 inches.  The actual house has a length of 18 feet.  What is the scale used?

• 1 inch: 3 feet

• 1 inch: 6 feet

• 3 inches: 6 feet

• 3 inches: 12 feet

From Denver to Chicago = 3 inches. If the scale is 1 inch = 300 miles, find the actual distance.

• 300 miles

• 1000 miles

• 900 miles

• 600 miles

The length of the car in the drawing 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

A drawing of a flagpole uses the scale 1 in = 4 ft. If the pole measures 12 inches in drawing, how tall is the actual pole?

• 16 feet

• 3 feet

• 48 feet

• 9 feet

8 ft

12 ft

12.5 ft

25 ft

• 8 ft

• 12 ft

• 12.5 ft

• 25 ft

What is the measure of the side that corresponds with FE? 

• 10

• 6

• 8

• 15

Are these figures similar? Why or why not?

• Yes, their shapes are the same

• No, their corresponding sides are not equal.

• No, their corresponding sides are not proportional.

• Yes, their corresponding sides are proportional

A room has an actual width of 20 feet and length of 25 feet.  How should the scale drawing look like if the scale used is 1 unit: 5 feet?

• A

• B

• C

• D