Scale Drawings Practice with Maps

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

• 21

• 1.25

• 20

• 4

A map has a scale of 1 cm=5km.  On the map, two cities are 3 cm apart. What is the actual distance between these cities? 

• 7 km

• 5 km

• 15 km

• 17 km 

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

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

On a map, 3 inches represent an actual distance of 42 miles. If the actual distance between two cities is 322 miles, how many inches apart will the two cities be on the map?

• 8 inches

• 14 inches

• 23 inches

• 107 inches

A map uses the scale 3/4 of an inch represents 3 miles.  If the actual distance between two cities is 25 miles, then what is the length on the map?

• 6.25

• 2.25

• 75

• 18.75

On the map, from Denver to Chicago is 3 in. If the scale is 1 inch = 300 miles, find the actual distance.

• 300 miles

• 1000 miles

• 900 miles

• 600 miles

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

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

Clay is reading a map to decide his vacation route. The map has a scale of 1 cm equals 18 miles. If he estimates the length of his vacation route on the map is 14 cm, what is the length of the vacation route in miles? (7.5C)

• 32 miles

• 205 miles

• 360 miles

• 252 miles