Mastering Scale Drawings: Real-Life Distance Challenges

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

• 20 miles

• 25 miles

• 15 miles

• 10 miles

A blueprint of a house shows that 1 inch represents 4 feet. If the living room is 6 inches long on the blueprint, how long is it in feet?

• 24 feet

• 18 feet

• 30 feet

• 12 feet

A model of a car is built at a scale of 1:10. If the model is 12 inches long, how long is the actual car?

• 120 inches

• 90 inches

• 150 inches

• 100 inches

A garden plan shows a flower bed that is 2 inches long on paper. If the scale is 1 inch to 3 feet, how long is the flower bed in real life?

• 6 feet

• 10 feet

• 8 feet

• 4 feet

A scale drawing of a park shows a walking path that is 5 inches long. If the scale is 1 inch to 20 feet, how long is the path in feet?

• 100 feet

• 80 feet

• 120 feet

• 60 feet

A scale model of a ship is 15 inches long. If the scale is 1:25, what is the actual length of the ship in inches?

• 300 inches

• 250 inches

• 375 inches

• 450 inches

A city map has a scale of 1 cm to 2 km. If a park is represented as 4 cm on the map, how far is the park from the city center in kilometers?

• 8 km

• 10 km

• 12 km

• 6 km

A scale drawing of a classroom shows a desk that is 3 inches wide. If the scale is 1 inch to 2 feet, how wide is the desk in feet?

• 6 feet

• 10 feet

• 8 feet

• 4 feet

A scale model of a building is 8 inches tall. If the scale is 1:50, how tall is the actual building in inches?

• 400 inches

• 50 inches

• 100 inches

• 200 inches

A drawing of a soccer field shows it as 10 inches long. If the scale is 1 inch to 10 yards, how long is the soccer field in yards?

• 110 yards

• 100 yards

• 90 yards

• 80 yards