Actual Size Scale Drawings

This scale drawing shows a parking lot. What is the length of the longer side of the actual lot? 

• 63 m

• 235 m

• 315 m

• 630 m

A blueprint was using a scale of 3cm=4.5m. Find the actual length if it is 5cm on the drawing.

• 7.5

• 13.5

• 1.5

• 1.7

A scale drawing of a house shows 9cm ×10cm. If 6cm=12 ft, what are the actual dimensions?

• 9ft x 10ft

• 1ft x 2ft

• 12ft x 6ft

• 18ft x 20ft

The windows in the drawing are 1¾ cm apart, how many meters apart are the actual windows if the scale is 2 cm=10 m?

• 8¾ m

• 7½ m

• 5 m

• 2¼ m

A scale drawing of Mt. Marcy is 17.8 inches high. Determine the actual height of Mt. Marcy if the scale used for the drawing was 1.5 inches = 450 feet.

• 8,010 feet

• 5,340 feet

• 12,015 feet

The two rectangles are scale drawings. What is the measurement of x?

• 21

• 1.25

• 20

• 4

The scale for a flagpole is 3 in = 8 ft.  If the drawing of the flagpole is 7.5 inches in height, how tall is the ACTUAL flagpole?

• 180 feet

• 3.1 feet

• 20 feet

• 9 feet

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

• x = 9

• x = 28

• x = 7

• x = 63

Desmond measured a city park and made a scale drawing. The scale he used was 1 centimeter : 9 meters. The actual width of the soccer field is 54 meters. How wide is the field in the drawing?

• 6 cm

• 486 cm

• 9 cm

• 54 cm

Which of the following is a scaled copy of figure A?

• B

• C

• D