Scale Drawings and Scale Factors

The scale drawing car length 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

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

• x = 20

• x = 12

• x = 5

• x = 4

Which figure is scale copy of the original figure?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which of the following are scaled copies of the original portrait? Select ALL the apply.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

what is the length of x?

• 9mm

• 4mm

• 4/9mm

• 36mm

Solve the proportion.

• k=5

• k=3.3333333

• k=60

• k=90

Fairview and Rockville are 104 miles from each other. How far apart would the cities be on a map that has a scale of 1 cm : 13 miles? Solve the proportion.

• 7 cm

• 1352 cm

• 8 cm

• 4 cm

Choose all of the correct statements.

• Segment QR is twice as long as segment BC.

• Polygon PQRS is a scaled copy of polygon ABCD.

• The scale factor is 1.5.

• Angle C is half the measure of angle R.

• The area of PQRS is 1.5 times greater than ABCD.

How could you express the scale on the drawing without units? Select all that apply.

• 1 to 8

• 1 to 96

• 1/8 to 1

• 1/96 to 1

Cory wants to make a scale drawing of his car in centimeters. The car is 4.4 meters long and 1.4 meters tall. He uses a scale of 1 to 40. The length of the car in his drawing will be ______ cm.

• 11

• 5.5

• 17.6

• 154