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Solving Real-World Problems with Similar Triangles

Authored by Anthony Clark

English, Mathematics

7th Grade

CCSS covered

Solving Real-World Problems with Similar Triangles
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A tree casts a shadow of 15 feet. At the same time, a 5-foot tall person casts a shadow of 2 feet. How tall is the tree?

50 feet

37.5 feet

25 feet

10 feet

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A model of a building is made to a scale of 1:100. If the model is 2 meters tall, how tall is the actual building?

150 meters

50 meters

200 meters

300 meters

Tags

CCSS.7.G.A.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Two similar triangles have sides in the ratio of 3:5. If the shorter triangle has a side measuring 9 cm, what is the length of the corresponding side in the larger triangle?

15 cm

20 cm

18 cm

12 cm

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A 6-foot tall person is standing 10 feet away from a wall. If the top of their head is 1 foot below the top of the wall, how tall is the wall?

6 feet

7 feet

8 feet

5 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A flagpole is 20 feet tall and casts a shadow of 10 feet. If a nearby tree casts a shadow of 15 feet, how tall is the tree?

40 feet

30 feet

25 feet

35 feet

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A triangular park has a height of 12 meters and a base of 16 meters. If a similar triangular park has a base of 24 meters, what is its height?

15 meters

20 meters

10 meters

18 meters

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A 4-foot tall statue casts a shadow of 3 feet. If a nearby building casts a shadow of 30 feet, how tall is the building?

35 feet

25 feet

40 feet

20 feet

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

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