Proportions and Scale Drawing and Similar Figures

To make plant fertilizer, you mix 12 ounces of Lime with every 10 ounces of water. If you use 80 ounces of water, how much lime do you need?

• 96 ounces

• 80 ounces

• 1.5 ounces

• 66.67 ounces

On a map, the distance between two cities is 7 centimeters. The map uses a scale in which 1 centimeter represents 25 kilometers. What is the actual distance between these two cities in kilometers?

• 175

• 185

• 200

• 220

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A scale model of a building uses a scale in which 1 inch represents 20 feet. The height of the building is 180 feet.

What is the height of the scale model in inches?

• 90 inches

• 9 inches

• 900 inches

• 3600 inches

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

Rectangle ABCD and rectangle EFGD are similar figures. Which of the following proportions is true for the figures?

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

Triangle ABC and triangle WXY are similar figures. Which of the following proportions is true for the figures?

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

What is a scale drawing?

• a board of scales

• Bigger or smaller proportion of an actual object.

• a drawing of all types of scale 

• to show how to draw

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A map is a

• scale drawing

• scale model

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

Match the following:

• create a proportion and cross multiply

• Similar figures are

• the same shape but different sizes

• To find the missing side length in similar figures

• congruent (equal)

• Similar figures have side lengths that are

• proportional

• Similar figures have angles that are

• in the same location

• Corresponding

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

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

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

Maura is building a 24 in tall model of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.  The scale is 3 in : 78.75 ft.  Estimate the height of the actual arch.

• 630

• 600

• 400

• 200