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Understanding Scale Factors

Understanding Scale Factors

Assessment

Interactive Video

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Mathematics

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6th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the scale factor when a shape is reduced in size?

Greater than 1

Equal to 1

Less than 1

Equal to 0

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If triangle A is scaled to triangle B with a scale factor of 0.5, what happens to triangle A?

It enlarges

It disappears

It shrinks

It remains the same

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When scaling from triangle B to A, what is the scale factor if the base of A is 8 units and B is 4 units?

4

2

1

0.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the reciprocal of a scale factor of 3/2?

2/3

1.5

1/3

3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If circle A is enlarged to circle B with a diameter of 12, what is the scale factor if circle A's diameter is 8?

1.5

0.75

2

1.25

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the scale factor when circle B is reduced to circle A, given the original scale factor from A to B is 1.5?

1.5

0.5

2/3

3/2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In similar triangles, if the height of one triangle is 12 and the other is 6, what is the scale factor from the larger to the smaller triangle?

2

0.5

1

1.5

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