Scale Factor and Scale Drawings

Review the picture.  Find the missing side measurement in the picture using a proportion.

• w = 18 m

• w = 6 m

• 6 m

• w = 0.16 m

ABCD is the original, EFGH is the copy. If angle E is 30^o, what is angle A?

• 15^o

• 30^o

• 60^o

• 90^o

A scale drawing of a rectangular park is 5 inches wide and 7 inches long. The actual park is 280 yards long. How wide is the actual park?

• 40 yd

• 56 yd

• 200 yd

• 378 yd

On a map, the distance between Louisville, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee, is 1 3/4 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 two-dimensional drawing that is similar to the object it represents

• Scale model

• Scale drawing

• Proportion

• Ratio

A scale drawing of a rectangular park is 5 inches wide and 7 inches long. The actual park is 280 yards long. WHAT IS THE SCALE?

• 1 in to 40 yd

• 1 in to 52 yd

• 1 in to 56 yd

• 1 in to 64 yd

A three dimensional model that is similar to the object it represents

• Scale model

• Scale drawing

• Length

• Distance

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

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

• 300 miles

• 1000 miles

• 900 miles

• 600 miles

What is the scale factor from triangle ABC to triangle DEF?

• 1/2

• 7/3

• 2/1

• 10/3