Scale Drawings and Figures

If the actual dimensions of the kitchen are 24 ft. by 24 ft., what is the scale of the drawing?

• 1cm : 9ft

• 1cm : 8ft

• 4cm : 1ft

• 1cm : 4ft

Using a proportion, find the height of the tree.

• x = 0.0625 ft.

• 16 ft

• x = 16 ft.

What is the scale factor from MNOP to ABCD?

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 3/2

• 2

The triangles are similar, solve for the question mark.

• 8

• 12.5

• 18

• 24

Q1. What is the height of the tree?

• A) 4 ft

• B) 15 ft

• C) 18 ft

• D) 2 ft

To find the height of a very tall pine tree, you place a mirror on the ground and stand where you can see the top of the pine tree.  How tall is the tree?

• 144 feet

• 72 feet

• 36 feet

• 8 feet

The original perimeter of a rectangle is 30cm, if we enlarge it by a scale factor of 4 what is the new perimeter?

• 120

• 480

• 1920

Howard has a scale model of the Statue of Liberty. The model is 15 inches tall. The scale of the model to the actual statue is 1 inch : 6.2 meters. Which equation can Howard use to determine x, the height in meters, of the Statue of Liberty?

A rectangular park on a city map has dimensions of 1.75in x 2.1in. The park in real life is 1,500 times larger than the drawing. What is the perimeter of the actual park?

• 5,512.5 in

• 3,675 in

• 5,250 in

• 11,550 in

A map is a

• scale drawing

• scale model