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Worksheets5.8 Scale Drawings and Scale Models
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
5. What is the scale of a drawing where a 6 m wall is 4 cm long?
a)
1 cm = .66 m
b)
1 cm = 1.5 m
c)
1 cm = 3 m
d)
1 cm = 4 m
2.
**** A model of a planned baseball stadium is 2 ft wide. The actual stadium will be 200 yd wide. What is the scale?
a)
2 feet = 50 yards
b)
1 foot = 200 yards
c)
1 foot = 100 yards
d)
1 foot = 50 yards
3.
6. 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?
a)
200 miles
b)
175 miles
c)
100 miles
d)
125 miles
4.
**** On a map, the distance between two towns in 2.6 cm. The scale of the map is 1 cm:50 km. What is the actual distance between the two towns?
a)
100 km
b)
130 km
c)
70 km
d)
150 km
5.
7. A model of a house was built using the scale 5 in:25 ft. If a window in the model is 1.5 in. wide, how wide is the actual window?
a)
90 ft
b)
7.5 ft
c)
4.5 ft
d)
45 in
6.
8. To create a model of an artery, a health teacher uses the scale 2.5 cm:0.75 mm. If the diameter of the artery is 2.7 mm, what is the diameter on the model?
a)
9 cm
b)
18 cm
c)
90 cm
d)
9 m
7.
9. Tell whether each scale reduces, enlarges, or preserves the size of an actual object.
10 ft:24 in.
10 ft:24 in.
a)
reduces
b)
enlarges
c)
preserves
8.
10. Tell whether each scale reduces, enlarges, or preserves the size of an actual object.
1 mi:5280 ft
1 mi:5280 ft
a)
reduces
b)
enlarges
c)
preserves
9.
11. Tell whether each scale reduces, enlarges, or preserves the size of an actual object.
20 cm:1000 mm
20 cm:1000 mm
a)
reduces
b)
enlarges
c)
preserves
10.
15. Change both measurements to the same unit of measure, and find the scale factor.
1 ft model of a 1 in. fossil
1 ft model of a 1 in. fossil
a)
12/1
b)
6/1
c)
18/1
d)
24/1
11.
16. Change both measurements to the same unit of measure, and find the scale factor
a)
1/20
b)
1/140
c)
1/40
d)
1/100
12.
*** A scale model of a house is 1 ft long. The actual house is 36 ft long. In the model, the door is 2 in. high. How many feet high is the actual door?
a)
12 feet
b)
6 feet
c)
18 feet
d)
4 feet
13.
19. The straight-line distances between Houston and several cities on a map of Texas are shown in the table. The scale is 2 cm:50 mi. Find the actual distances in miles.
Answers are for Austin and Galveston (respectively).
Answers are for Austin and Galveston (respectively).
a)
145 miles and 47.5 miles
b)
317. 5 miles and 145 miles
c)
145 miles and 47.5 miles
d)
225 miles and 145 miles
14.
20. Maurice is building a 2 ft tall model of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. The scale is 3 in:78.75 ft. Estimate the height of the actual arch. Is your answer an overestimate or an underestimate? Explain.
a)
640
b)
600
c)
400
d)
200
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