Mastering Scale Drawings: Word Problems & Dimensions for 5th Graders

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?

• 25 miles

• 20 miles

• 10 miles

• 15 miles

A blueprint of a house shows the living room as 4 inches long and 3 inches wide. If the scale is 1 inch to 2 feet, what are the actual dimensions of the living room?

• 5 feet by 3 feet

• 8 feet by 6 feet

• 6 feet by 4 feet

• 10 feet by 8 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?

• 100 inches

• 240 inches

• 120 inches

• 60 inches

A park is represented on a map with a scale of 1 cm to 10 m. If the distance between the playground and the pond on the map is 7 cm, what is the actual distance?

• 90 m

• 50 m

• 30 m

• 70 m

A scale drawing of a garden shows a rectangular area that is 5 inches long and 2 inches wide. If the scale is 1 inch to 3 feet, what are the actual dimensions of the garden?

• 10 feet by 5 feet

• 15 feet by 6 feet

• 18 feet by 8 feet

• 12 feet by 4 feet

A scale model of a building is 12 inches tall. If the scale is 1 inch to 4 feet, how tall is the actual building?

• 48 feet

• 60 feet

• 36 feet

• 24 feet

A city map has a scale of 1:1000. If a road on the map is 8 cm long, how long is the actual road in meters?

• 50 meters

• 100 meters

• 120 meters

• 80 meters

A drawing of a swimming pool is made at a scale of 1 inch to 4 feet. If the pool is 10 inches long in the drawing, what is its actual length?

• 30 feet

• 20 feet

• 40 feet

• 50 feet

A scale drawing of a classroom shows a width of 3 inches. If the scale is 1 inch to 2 meters, what is the actual width of the classroom?

• 4 meters

• 8 meters

• 6 meters

• 10 meters

A scale model of a spaceship is 15 inches long. If the scale is 1:30, how long is the actual spaceship in feet?

• 37.5 feet

• 30 feet

• 25 feet

• 45 feet