Mastering Scale Factors in Real-Life Drawings

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

• 10 miles

• 25 miles

• 20 miles

• 15 miles

A blueprint for a new park is drawn at a scale of 1:100. If a playground on the blueprint measures 4 inches by 3 inches, what will be the actual dimensions of the playground in feet?

• 33.33 feet by 25 feet

• 40 feet by 35 feet

• 30 feet by 20 feet

• 25 feet by 15 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?

• 15 feet

• 12 feet

• 10 feet

• 8 feet

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

• 8 feet

• 6 feet

• 2 feet

• 4 feet

A school is planning to build a new gymnasium. The scale drawing shows the gym as 5 inches long. If the scale is 1 inch to 10 feet, what will be the actual length of the gym in feet?

• 60 feet

• 50 feet

• 30 feet

• 40 feet

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

• 100 feet

• 50 feet

• 25 feet

• 75 feet

A city park is represented on a map with a scale of 1 inch to 200 feet. If a walking path on the map is 4 inches long, how long is the path in real life?

• 600 feet

• 800 feet

• 1000 feet

• 400 feet

A scale drawing of a house shows the living room as 3 inches by 4 inches. If the scale is 1 inch to 10 feet, what are the actual dimensions of the living room in feet?

• 20 feet by 30 feet

• 15 feet by 20 feet

• 30 feet by 40 feet

• 25 feet by 35 feet

A toy train set is built at a scale of 1:24. If the train engine is 8 inches long, how long is the actual train engine in feet?

• 10 feet

• 12 feet

• 20 feet

• 16 feet

A scale drawing of a swimming pool shows it to be 5 inches wide. If the scale is 1 inch to 3 feet, what is the actual width of the pool in feet?

• 12 feet

• 10 feet

• 18 feet

• 15 feet