Mastering Scale Factors in Real-Life Drawings

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 blueprint for a new park is drawn at a scale of 1:100. If a playground is represented as 4 inches long on the blueprint, how long will it be in real life?

• 400 inches

• 200 inches

• 50 inches

• 100 inches

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?

• 120 inches

• 100 inches

• 60 inches

• 80 inches

A garden is designed using a scale of 1:50. If a flower bed is 2 feet wide in the drawing, what is its actual width?

• 120 feet

• 50 feet

• 75 feet

• 100 feet

A scale drawing of a room shows the length as 8 inches. If the scale is 1 inch to 2 feet, what is the actual length of the room?

• 20 feet

• 10 feet

• 12 feet

• 16 feet

A scale model of a building is made at a scale of 1:25. If the model is 10 inches tall, how tall is the actual building?

• 250 inches

• 100 inches

• 125 inches

• 300 inches

A city map uses a scale of 1:10,000. If a park is shown as 2 inches on the map, what is the actual area of the park in feet?

• 2777777.78

• 5000000

• 1000000

• 1500000

A scale drawing of a swimming pool is made with a scale of 1:30. If the pool is 5 inches long on the drawing, how long is it in real life?

• 150 inches

• 120 inches

• 90 inches

• 180 inches

A scale of 1:200 is used for a new housing development plan. If a house is represented as 3 inches wide on the plan, what is its actual width?

• 750 inches

• 600 inches

• 300 inches

• 450 inches

A scale drawing of a football field shows it as 6 inches long. If the scale is 1 inch to 10 yards, how long is the actual football field?

• 70 yards

• 60 yards

• 80 yards

• 50 yards