Scale Drawings Examples vs Nonexamples

This scale drawing shows a parking lot. What is the actual (real) length of the longer side of the lot? 

• 63 m

• 235 m

• 315 m

• 630 m

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A blueprint was using a scale of 1 : 150.

Find the actual length if it is 5 cm on the drawing.

• 7.5 m

• 750 m

• 7.5 cm

• 75 cm

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

David measured a city park and made a scale drawing. The scale he used was 1 : 900. The actual width of the soccer field is 54 metres. How wide is the field in the drawing? (give your answer in cm)

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

Pam drew a scale drawing of a game room. She drew a pool table with a length of 5 cm to represent the actual length of 2.5 m. What is the scale factor Pam used?

• 1 : 50

• 2 : 1

• 1 : 2

• 1 : 25

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

Spencer measured a house and its lot and made a scale drawing. He used the scale 3 inches : 2 feet. In the drawing, the deck is 90 inches long. What is the length of the actual deck?

• 60 ft

• 6 ft

• 180 ft

• 270 ft

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

Jonathan drew a scale drawing of a house. The scale of the drawing was 1 millimeter : 2 meters. If the actual width of the garage is 8 meters, how wide is the garage in the drawing?

• 4 mm

• 16 mm

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

Edgar drew a scale drawing of the town library. The scale of the drawing was 5 centimeters : 2 meters. The parking lot is 34 meters wide in real life. How wide is the parking lot in the drawing?

• 85 cm

• 68 cm

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A building is 360 feet tall. On a scale drawing, 1/4 inch = 10 feet. What is the height of the building in the scale drawing?

• 15 in

• 9 in

• 7 in

• 13 in

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

Norris is doing renovations in the living room of his home. The length of the room is 22 feet, and the width of the room is 19 feet. A proportional scale drawing of the room was created that has width of 38 inches. What is the length in the scale drawing?

• 51 in

• 44 in

• 50 in

• 59 in

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A blueprint was using a scale of 3cm=4.5m. Find the actual length if it is 5cm on the drawing.

• 7.5 m

• 13.5 m

• 1.5 m

• 1.7 m

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CCSS.7.G.A.1