WorksheetsScaling and Scale Factors
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Robbie made a scale drawing of a neighborhood park. A soccer field in the park is 14 inches long in the drawing. The actual field is 98 yards long. What is the scale factor?
a)
1 inch = 1372 yds
b)
1 in =5 yds
c)
1 in = 14 yds
d)
1 in. = 7 yds
2.
A flagpole and a model flag pole have a scale factor of 1 in.= 4 ft. If the model pole measures 12 inches, how tall is the actual pole?
a)
16 feet
b)
3 feet
c)
48 feet
d)
9 feet
3.
What is the scale factor?
Triangle DEF is the copy
Triangle DEF is the copy
a)
1/2
b)
7/3
c)
2
d)
10/3
4.
What is the scale factor if the larger triangle is the original?
a)
4
b)
.25
c)
5
d)
6
5.
Which of the following is the AREA of the rectangle
a)
160 square feet
b)
52 feet
c)
52 square feet
d)
160 feet
6.
Which expression calculates the area of the figure given,in sq cm?
a)
( (2) +( 3) )( 1+ (-9) )
b)
( (-2) +( -3) )( 1+ (-9) )
c)
( (-2) +( -3) )( (-1) + 9 )
d)
( (-2) +( -3) )( 1+ 9 )
7.
Do you multiply or add when you find the perimeter?
a)
Multiply the side lengths
b)
Add the side lengths
c)
Subtract the side lengths
d)
Divide teh side lengths
8.
What does area mean?
a)
the distance around a shape
b)
half the distance around a shape
c)
the amount of space outside a shape
d)
the amount of space inside a shape
9.
What does perimeter mean?
a)
the amount of space inside a shape
b)
the distance around the shape
c)
the amount of space inside a shape divided by two
d)
half the distance around a shape
10.
Find the perimeter.
a)
26 units
b)
30 units
c)
33 units
d)
40 units
11.
Jackie earns $8.95 per hour. This week she worked 7.5 hours. How much did she earn this week?
a)
$67.125
b)
$67.120
c)
$67.130
d)
$68.000
12.
Sarah jogged 4.8 miles each day for 22 days last month. How many miles did Sarah jog in total?
a)
110 miles
b)
105.6 miles
c)
88.16 miles
d)
26.8 miles
13.
Pedro and his friends are visiting chocolate shops in Fairview. They take a cab from one chocolate shop to another. On a map, the two are separated by 3 centimeters. If the scale of the map is 1 centimeter = 2 kilometers, then what is the actual distance between the two chocolate shops?
____ = ____
____ = ____
a)
1/2 kilometer
b)
1.5 kilometers
c)
6 kilometers
d)
3 kilometers
14.
Megan drew a scale drawing of a house and its lot. The scale she used was 1 inch = 2 feet. The backyard is 78 feet long in real life. How long is the yard in the drawing?
____ = ____
____ = ____
a)
39 inches
b)
156 inches
c)
38 inches
d)
157 inches
15.
Are the ratios equivalent and using which Giant One can you simplify the ratio?
____ = ____
____ = ____
a)
Yes, they are equivalent since we can use a Giant One of 7/7
b)
No, they are not equivalent since we cannot use any Giant -ones to simply the fraction
c)
Yes, they are equivalent since we can use a Giant One of 3/3
d)
No, they are not equivalent since we cannot use Giant One of 2/2
16.
What is the scale factor from triangle ABC(original) to triangle DEF (copy)?
a)
1/2
b)
7/3
c)
2/1
d)
10/3
17.
What is the scale factor from ABCD to MNOP?
a)
2/3
b)
3/2
c)
2
d)
3
18.
What is the scale factor from MNOP to ABCD?
a)
2/3
b)
1/2
c)
3/2
d)
2
19.
In an animal shelter, the ratio of dogs to cats is 5 to 3. If there are 25 dogs, find the number of cats.
a)
21 cats
b)
18 cats
c)
15 cats
d)
16 cats
20.
Scale is 1cm = 8km. Hatboro and Smithville are 24cm apart on the map, how far apart are they?
a)
87 km
b)
216 km
c)
33 km
d)
192 km
21.
Scale: 1in.=7ft. The actual width of the backyard is 49 ft, how wide is it in the drawing?
a)
14 in
b)
7 in
c)
42 in
d)
56 in
22.
Which is the ratio of hearts to flashes
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
23.
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
24.
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
25.
If y=7,find the value of 2(y+4)
a)
11
b)
22
c)
20
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