Mastering Scale Factors and Ratios in Real-Life Scenarios

A model of a car is 5 inches long. If the scale factor is 1:10, how long is the actual car?

• 30 inches

• 50 inches

• 25 inches

• 70 inches

A blueprint of a house shows the living room as 12 feet by 15 feet. If the scale factor is 1:20, what are the actual dimensions of the living room?

• 240 feet by 300 feet

• 200 feet by 300 feet

• 180 feet by 240 feet

• 240 feet by 250 feet

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

• 25 miles

• 15 miles

A toy dinosaur is 8 inches tall. If the scale factor is 1:4, how tall is the actual dinosaur?

• 16 inches

• 32 inches

• 24 inches

• 40 inches

A photograph of a garden is 6 inches wide. If the scale factor is 1:2, what is the actual width of the garden?

• 14 inches

• 12 inches

• 10 inches

• 8 inches

A model airplane has a wingspan of 3 feet. If the scale factor is 1:25, what is the wingspan of the actual airplane?

• 75 feet

• 25 feet

• 100 feet

• 50 feet

A scale drawing of a park shows a pond that is 4 inches in diameter. If the scale factor is 1:50, what is the actual diameter of the pond?

• 100 inches

• 150 inches

• 250 inches

• 200 inches

A scale model of a skyscraper is 10 feet tall. If the scale factor is 1:100, how tall is the actual skyscraper?

• 500 feet

• 2000 feet

• 1500 feet

• 1000 feet

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour to make 12 cookies. If you want to make 36 cookies, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 4 cups

• 8 cups

• 6 cups

• 10 cups

A scale model of a ship is 2 feet long. If the scale factor is 1:200, how long is the actual ship?

• 600 feet

• 400 feet

• 100 feet

• 200 feet