Scale Drawings Finding Actual Distance

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

If the perimeter of a rectangle was 20in and now it is is 80in, what is the scale factor that was used?

• 4

• 2

• 40

• 20

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

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

Maura is building a 2 ft. tall model of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.  The scale is 3 in : 78.75 ft.  Estimate the height of the actual arch.

• 630

• 600

• 400

• 200

The __________ is the ratio of a length of the image to the corresponding length on the original figure.

• reduction

• enlargement

• scale factor

• center of dilation

The scale model of a building is 6.5 inches tall. How tall is the actual building if the scale used for the model is 1 inch = 150 feet?

• 650 feet

• 840 feet

• 900 feet

• 975 feet

The distance between two cities on a map is 4.125 inches.  Find the actual distance if the scale on the map is 2 inches = 40 miles.

• 165 miles

• 50 miles

• 82.5 miles

• 41.25 miles

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