Scale Models Challenge: Solving Real-World Problems

A model car is built at a scale of 1:20. If the actual car is 4 meters long, how long is the model car in centimeters?

• 50 centimeters

• 20 centimeters

• 10 centimeters

• 40 centimeters

A blueprint of a park is drawn at a scale of 1:100. If a walking path on the blueprint is 15 cm long, how long is the actual walking path in meters?

• 10 meters

• 15 meters

• 5 meters

• 20 meters

A scale drawing of a house shows the living room as 6 cm by 4 cm. If the scale is 1 cm to 2 m, what are the actual dimensions of the living room in meters?

• 10 m by 6 m

• 14 m by 10 m

• 12 m by 8 m

• 8 m by 4 m

A map is drawn with a scale of 1 inch to 5 miles. If the distance between two towns on the map is 3 inches, how far apart are the towns in miles?

• 20 miles

• 15 miles

• 10 miles

• 5 miles

A model of a skyscraper is built at a scale of 1:50. If the model is 1.5 meters tall, how tall is the actual skyscraper in meters?

• 75 meters

• 30 meters

• 50 meters

• 100 meters

A garden is represented in a scale drawing where 1 cm equals 1 meter. If the drawing shows a flower bed that is 10 cm long, how long is the actual flower bed?

• 10 meters

• 15 meters

• 1 meter

• 5 meters

A scale model of a ship is 2 feet long and is built at a scale of 1:25. What is the actual length of the ship in feet?

• 40 feet

• 60 feet

• 50 feet

• 30 feet

A city park is drawn on a map with a scale of 1:200. If the park measures 8 cm on the map, what is the actual size of the park in meters?

• 20 meters

• 16 meters

• 10 meters

• 12 meters

A scale drawing of a classroom shows a desk that is 3 cm long. If the scale is 1 cm to 1.5 m, what is the actual length of the desk in meters?

• 3 m

• 4.5 m

• 6 m

• 2.5 m

A model airplane is built at a scale of 1:10. If the wingspan of the model is 30 cm, what is the wingspan of the actual airplane in centimeters?

• 300 cm

• 400 cm

• 250 cm

• 150 cm