Scale Factor: Area and Perimeter

A blueprint was using a scale of 3cm=4.5m. Find the actual length if it is 5cm on the drawing.

• 7.5
• 13.5
• 1.5
• 1.7

A rectangular garden is 45 ft wide and 70 ft long. On a blueprint, the width is 9 in. using a scale factor of 1:5.  Identify the length on the blueprint. 

• 7 in
• 9 in
• 12 in
• 14 in

Scale: 1in.=7ft. The actual width of the backyard is 49 ft, how wide is it in the drawing?

• 14 in 
• 7 in
• 42 in
• 56 in

Logan made a treasure hunt map. The treasure is 25 cm away from his location. If each 1 cm in the scale drawing equals 5 meters, then how far is he from the treasure?

• 125 meters
• 12 cm
• 13 meters
• 5 meters

This scale drawing shows a parking lot. What is the length of the longer side of the actual lot?  

• 235 centimeters 
• 235 meters
• 315 meters
• 315 centimeters

Pam drew a scale drawing of a game room. She used the scale 1 inch : 2 feet. If the air hockey table is 5 inches in the drawing, how long is the actual air hockey table?

• 10 feet

• 2.5 feet

• 5 feet

• 15 feet

A scale drawing of a playground is 8 inches wide by 11 inches long. The actual playground is 110 yards long. What is the area of the actual playground in square yards?

• 88 yd²

• 968 yd²

• 8,800 yd²

• 9,680 yd²

A rectangle that is 2 inches by 3 inches has been scaled by a factor of 7

 What is the area of the scaled copy?

• 20 sq in

• 42 sq in

• 49 sq in

• 294 sq in

Enlargement or reduction?

• Enlargement 
• Reduction

Scale factor is the number that you _______ to calculate the new dimension.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide