Understand Scale and Proportions in Geometry

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

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A model of a planned baseball stadium is 2 ft wide. The scale for the model is 1 foot = 100 yards. What is the width of the actual stadium?

• 20 yards
• 2 yards
• 200 yards
• 2000 yards

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

On a map, the distance between Louisville, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee, is 1 3/4 inches. The scale of the map is 1 in:100 mi. What is the actual distance between the two cities?

• 200 miles
• 175 miles
• 100 miles
• 125 miles

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Jessica is visiting Mexico and doesn't know her Spanish numbers. On the map she is 2 inches away from her destination. From the road sign ahead she knows that she is 8 miles away from her destination. What is the scale the map is using?
1 inch = ______ miles

• 4
• 16
• 2
• 10

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

What is the scale factor from ΔDEF to ΔABC?

• 1/2

• 7/3

• 2

• 10/3

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Jamie made a scale drawing of his apartment building. The building is 300 ft tall. He wants his scale to be 1 to 120. How tall should his building be in his scale drawing?

• 25 inches

• 60 inches

• 1/30 inch

• 30 inches

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

What is the scale factor if the triangle on the left is the original?

• 2

• 3/2

• 2/3

• 1/2

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

On a map, Memphis, Tennessee, and Jackson, Mississippi, are 5 inches apart. The distance between the cities is actually 210 miles.

What scale was used to create the map?

• 42 inches = 1 mile
• 1 inch = 42 miles
• 40 inches = 1 mile
• 
  1 inch = 40 miles

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

What is the scale factor?

• 4
• .25
• 5
• 6

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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

• 63 m
• 235 m
• 315 m
• 630 m

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CCSS.7.G.A.1