Scale Factor Challenges: Convert & Solve Word Problems

A model of a car is built at a scale of 1:10. If the actual car is 4 meters long, how long is the model car?

• 1 meter

• 0.2 meters

• 0.4 meters

• 0.5 meters

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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?

• 15 miles

• 25 miles

• 10 miles

• 20 miles

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

A blueprint of a house is drawn at a scale of 1:50. If a room on the blueprint is 2 inches long, what is the actual length of the room in feet?

• 8.33 feet

• 4.5 feet

• 10 feet

• 6 feet

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

A toy dinosaur is made at a scale of 1:20. If the actual dinosaur was 30 feet long, how long is the toy dinosaur?

• 1.5 feet

• 1 foot

• 3 feet

• 2 feet

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

A photograph is enlarged using a scale factor of 2. If the original photo is 5 inches wide, what will be the width of the enlarged photo?

• 10 inches

• 20 inches

• 15 inches

• 5 inches

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A scale model of a building is made at a scale of 1:100. If the model is 3 feet tall, how tall is the actual building in feet?

• 75 feet

• 600 feet

• 300 feet

• 150 feet

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

A garden is designed on paper with a scale of 1:25. If a flower bed is represented as 4 inches long on the plan, how long is it in real life?

• 100 inches

• 50 inches

• 120 inches

• 75 inches

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A scale drawing of a park shows a walking path that is 6 inches long. If the scale is 1 inch to 10 feet, how long is the walking path in feet?

• 60 feet

• 30 feet

• 100 feet

• 50 feet

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

A scale model of a ship is built at a scale of 1:50. If the model is 2 feet long, how long is the actual ship in feet?

• 75 feet

• 100 feet

• 120 feet

• 50 feet

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A city map uses a scale of 1:1000. If a park is shown as 2 inches on the map, what is the actual size of the park in feet?

• 100 feet

• 166.67 feet

• 200 feet

• 50 inches

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CCSS.7.G.A.1