Mastering Ratios: Scale Drawings Challenge for Grade 5

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?

• 10 miles

• 20 miles

• 15 miles

• 25 miles

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

• 18 feet

• 24 feet

• 30 feet

• 20 feet

A model car is built at a scale of 1:20. If the actual car is 15 feet long, how long is the model car?

• 1.5 feet

• 2 feet

• 0.5 feet

• 0.75 feet

A park is represented on a map with a scale of 1 cm to 10 m. If the distance between two playgrounds on the map is 4 cm, what is the actual distance between them?

• 40 m

• 20 m

• 50 m

• 30 m

A drawing of a garden has a scale of 1:50. If the width of the garden in the drawing is 2 inches, what is the actual width of the garden in inches?

• 75 inches

• 50 inches

• 120 inches

• 100 inches

A scale drawing of a swimming pool shows it is 8 inches long. If the scale is 1 inch to 2 feet, how long is the actual pool in feet?

• 12 feet

• 16 feet

• 20 feet

• 10 feet

A scale model of a building is made at a ratio of 1:100. If the model is 12 inches tall, how tall is the actual building in feet?

• 50 feet

• 100 feet

• 120 feet

• 75 feet

A city map uses a scale of 1:25,000. If a distance on the map measures 2 inches, how many miles does that represent in real life?

• 2 miles

• 0.5 miles

• 0.79 miles

• 1.5 miles

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

• 80 yards

• 100 yards

• 110 yards

• 90 yards

A drawing of a car shows it is 3 inches long. If the scale is 1:24, what is the actual length of the car in inches?

• 72 inches

• 48 inches

• 24 inches

• 36 inches