Mastering Scale Representations: Real-World Word Problems

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

• 15 miles

• 25 miles

• 10 miles

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

• 30 feet

• 12 feet

• 24 feet

• 18 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?

• 2 feet

• 0.75 feet

• 0.5 feet

• 1.5 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?

• 40 m

• 60 m

• 20 m

• 80 m

A scale drawing of a garden shows that 1 cm represents 2 meters. If the garden is 10 cm wide on the drawing, how wide is it in meters?

• 30 meters

• 20 meters

• 25 meters

• 15 meters

A scale model of a ship is 2 feet long and is built at a scale of 1:50. How long is the actual ship?

• 75 feet

• 100 feet

• 120 feet

• 50 feet

A city map has a scale of 1:1000. If a road is 3 cm long on the map, how long is the road in real life?

• 30 meters

• 45 meters

• 60 meters

• 15 meters

A scale drawing of a soccer field shows that 1 inch equals 10 yards. If the field is 8 inches long on the drawing, how long is it in yards?

• 80 yards

• 100 yards

• 70 yards

• 90 yards

A model of a building is 1 foot tall and is built at a scale of 1:100. How tall is the actual building?

• 100 feet

• 10 feet

• 200 feet

• 50 feet

A scale drawing of a swimming pool shows that 1 cm equals 1 meter. If the pool is 12 cm long on the drawing, how long is it in meters?

• 15 meters

• 5 meters

• 12 meters

• 10 meters