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Similar Figures and Scale Factor G

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Amanda made a scale drawing of a square garden, which has a side length of 25 feet. She used the scale 2 inches = 5 feet.

What will be the area of the scale drawing?
a)
10 in²
b)
25 in²
c)
100 in²
d)
484 in²
2.
Find the height of the building(h).
a)
74
b)
100
c)
104
d)
108
3.
A blueprint was using a scale of 3cm = 4.5m. Find the actual length if it is 5cm on the drawing. (Hint: simplify the scale first)
a)
7.5
b)
13.5
c)
1.5
d)
1.7
4.
Joe's picture of a dog was 5 inches by 6 inches.  He redrew it to be 20 inches by 24 inches.  His new drawing is  ___________ times larger.
a)
6
b)
5
c)
4
d)
¼
5.
A photographer is taking a photo of a statue of Paul Bunyan, the legendary giant lumberjack.  The photographer is 6 ft tall and casts a shadow of 1.5 ft.  If the statue casts a shadow of 4.5 m, how tall is the statue?
a)
18 m
b)
16 m
c)
2 m
d)
24 m
6.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
7.
This scale drawing shows a parking lot. What is the length of the longer side of the actual lot? 
a)
63 m
b)
235 m
c)
315 m
d)
630 m
8.
a)
w = 15 cm
b)
w = 24 cm
c)
w = 36 cm
d)
w = 40 cm
9.
What is the new perimeter if the rectangle is enlarged with a scale factor of 3?
a)
40 cm
b)
60 cm
c)
80 cm
d)
120 cm
10.
What is the new area if the rectangle is enlarged with a scale factor of 3?
a)
912 cm2
b)
724 cm2
c)
864 cm2
d)
1220 cm2
11.
Triangle ABC and XYZ are similar, ABC is the copy and XYZ is the original shape.  What is the scale factor or multiplier used to make the the smaller one larger?
a)
2
b)
½
c)
d)
5/2
12.
What is the scale factor if the triangle on the left is the original?
a)
2
b)
3/2
c)
2/3
d)
1/2
13.
a)
10 cm
b)
11 cm
c)
12 cm
d)
13 cm
14.
Name the logo:
a)
Lord of the Rings
b)
Olympics
c)
American Gymnatics
d)
American Rings