A Scale and Similarity

A scale drawing of a rectangular park is 5 inches wide and 7 inches long. The actual park is 280 yards long. How wide is the actual park?

• 40 yd

• 56 yd

• 200 yd

• 378 yd

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

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

A two-dimensional drawing that is similar to the object it represents

• Scale model

• Scale drawing

• Proportion

• Ratio

A three dimensional model that is similar to the object it represents

• Scale model

• Scale drawing

• Length

• Distance

A scale drawing of a rectangular park is 5 inches wide and 7 inches long. The actual park is 280 yards long. WHAT IS THE SCALE?

• 1 in to 40 yd

• 1 in to 52 yd

• 1 in to 56 yd

• 1 in to 64 yd

_________ ________ is the number you multiply by the sides to create a similar figure.

• Scale Factor

• Corresponding Angle

• Pi

• Mid Point

What is the scale factor from the smaller triangle to the larger?

• scale factor = 3:2

• scale factor = 1:4

• scale factor = 2:3

• scale factor = 5:3

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

What is the scale factor from ΔABC to ΔDEF?

• 1/2

• 7/3

• 2

• 10/3