Mastering Scale Factors in Drawings and Models

A map has a scale of 1 inch to 5 miles. If the distance between two cities on the map is 3 inches, how many miles apart are the cities in real life?

• 10 miles

• 20 miles

• 5 miles

• 15 miles

A blueprint for a new park is drawn at a scale of 1:100. If a playground area measures 4 inches on the blueprint, what is the actual size of the playground in feet?

• 40 feet

• 25 feet

• 20 feet

• 33.33 feet

A model of a car is built at a scale of 1:20. If the model is 6 inches long, how long is the actual car in feet?

• 10 feet

• 15 feet

• 8 feet

• 12 feet

A scale drawing of a garden shows a flower bed that is 2 inches long. If the scale is 1 inch to 3 feet, what is the actual length of the flower bed in feet?

• 6 feet

• 8 feet

• 10 feet

• 4 feet

A school is planning to build a new gymnasium. The scale drawing shows the gym as 8 inches long. If the scale is 1 inch to 10 feet, what will be the actual length of the gym in feet?

• 70 feet

• 80 feet

• 90 feet

• 100 feet

A city planner creates a scale drawing of a new road. If the scale is 1:500 and the road measures 2 inches on the drawing, how long will the actual road be in feet?

• 83.33 feet

• 100 feet

• 50 feet

• 75 feet

A scale model of a spaceship is made at a scale of 1:50. If the model is 12 inches long, how long is the actual spaceship in feet?

• 100 feet

• 25 feet

• 50 feet

• 75 feet

A map shows a hiking trail that is 5 inches long. If the scale is 1 inch to 2 miles, how many miles long is the actual hiking trail?

• 10 miles

• 15 miles

• 5 miles

• 20 miles

A scale drawing of a swimming pool shows it as 3 inches wide. If the scale is 1 inch to 4 feet, what is the actual width of the pool in feet?

• 12 feet

• 8 feet

• 16 feet

• 10 feet

A classroom is being redesigned, and the scale drawing shows a desk that is 1.5 inches long. If the scale is 1 inch to 2 feet, what is the actual length of the desk in feet?

• 2 feet

• 3 feet

• 1.5 feet

• 4 feet