Scale Drawings Finding Actual Distance

Irene measured a shopping center and made a scale drawing. The scale she used was 2 inches : 1 foot. If a bakery in the shopping center is 104 inches in the drawing, how long is the actual bakery?

• 52 ft

• 208 ft

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

Alan drew a scale drawing of a house and its lot. The scale he used was 1 millimeter : 5 meters. In the drawing, the lawn in the backyard is 10 millimeters long. What is the length of the actual lawn?

• 50 m

• 2 m

• 10 m

• 5 m

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

Scale: 1in.=7ft. The actual width of the backyard is 49 ft, how wide is it in the drawing?

• 14 in 

• 7 in

• 42 in

• 56 in

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

The windows in the drawing are 1¾ cm apart, how many meters apart are the actual windows if the scale is 2 cm=10 m?

• 8¾ m

• 7½ m

• 5 m

• 2¼ m

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

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

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3D

From Denver to Chicago = 3 in. If the scale is 1 in = 300 miles, find the actual distance.

• 300 miles

• 1000 miles

• 900 miles

• 600 miles

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

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

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

In the map, 1 inch = 30 miles.  The distance between Charleston and Columbia (on the map) are 4 1/2 inches.  How many miles apart are they in real life?

• 60 miles

• 120 miles

• 135 miles

• 150 miles

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

The Eiffel Tower is drawn to scale. If 1/2 inch = 133 feet, how tall is the Eiffel Tower in real life?

***Don't forget to find what 1 inch equals!***

• 266 feet

• 532 feet

• 798 feet

• 1064 feet

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3D