Scale Drawings

How do you find the scale factor if you are given a scale drawing and the actual measurements?

• Divide the drawing measurement by the actual measurement.

• Multiply the drawing measurement by the actual measurement.

• Add the drawing measurement to the actual measurement.

• Subtract the drawing measurement from the actual measurement.

A rectangular pool is 20 feet long and 10 feet wide. If the scale of a drawing is 1 inch = 4 feet, what will be the dimensions of the pool on the drawing?

• 5 inches by 2.5 inches

• 10 inches by 5 inches

• 20 inches by 10 inches

• 4 inches by 2 inches

A blueprint of a house uses a scale of 1/4 inch = 1 foot. If the length of the living room is 2 inches on the blueprint, how long is the actual living room?

• 8 feet

• 4 feet

• 12 feet

• 16 feet

On a map, 1 inch represents 50 miles. If the distance between two cities on the map is 3 inches, what is the actual distance between the cities?

• 150 miles

• 100 miles

• 200 miles

• 50 miles

If the scale factor of a model car is 1:24, what does this mean?

• The model is 24 times larger than the actual car.

• The model is 24 times smaller than the actual car.

• The model and the car are the same size.

• The model is twice as large as the actual car.

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

Brody drew a scale drawing of a campsite. He used the scale 1 inch : 3 feet. If the actual width of the tent is 6 feet, how wide is the tent in the drawing?

• 2 in

• 1 in

• 3 in

• 18 in

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 scale drawing for Zoe's room is shown. If 1 in on the scale drawing equals 3 feet. What is the area for Zoe's room?

• 49  square feet

• 132 square feet

• 126 square feet

• 14 square feet

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