Scales and Scale Factor

This is a drawing that I made of my car. It is a scale copy of my car. The drawing is 3 cm long, and the scale factor is 1cm = 4ft. How many feet long is my real car?

• 12 feet

• 16 feet

• 10 feet

• 4 feet

Which side length on the scaled copy corresponds to the side length HJ on the original image?

• AB

• BC

• AC

Is Figure B a scaled copy of Figure A?

• Yes

• No

What is the scale factor from the small fry to the large fry?

• 1/3

• 48

• 4

• 3

Scaled copy is _________.

• shapes that are the same size but can be different shapes

• shapes that are the same shape but can be different sizes

• a shape that look distorted from the original

• a slanted version of the original shape

A scaled copy is a copy of a figure where every length in the original figure is _______________ by the same number.

• multiplied

• added

• divivided

• subtracted

What is the scale factor?

• 1

• 2

• 1/2

• -2

Is Figure B a scaled copy of Figure A?

• Yes

• No

Tyler says that Figure B is a scaled copy of Figure A because all of the peaks are half as tall. Do you agree with Tyler?

• yes

• no

If you were asked to draw a scaled copy with a scale factor of 1, the copy will be...

• Larger

• Smaller

• The Same Size

Answer explanation

Scale factor of 1 means you multiply all side lengths by 1. Anything multiplied by 1 is itself, so the lengths are not changing. This means the shape is going to be the same size.