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Illustrative Unit 1 Review Scale Drawings

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.
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?
a)
20 yards
b)
2 yards
c)
200 yards
d)
2000 yards
3.
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.
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
a)
4
b)
16
c)
2
d)
10
5.

What is the scale factor from ΔDEF to ΔABC?

a)

1/2

b)

7/3

c)

2

d)

10/3

6.

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?

a)

25 inches

b)

60 inches

c)

1/30 inch

d)

30 inches

7.

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

8.
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?
a)
42 inches = 1 mile
b)
1 inch = 42 miles
c)
40 inches = 1 mile
d)

1 inch = 40 miles
9.
What is the scale factor?
a)
4
b)
.25
c)
5
d)
6
10.
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
11.

The original perimeter of a rectangle is 30cm, if we enlarge it by a scale factor of 4 what is the new perimeter?

a)

120

b)

480

c)

1920

12.

Is Figure B a scaled copy of Figure A?

a)

Yes

b)

No

13.
Scale factor is _________
a)
the number you multiply the original shape by in order to get the scale copy
b)
the number you divide the original shape by in order to get the scale copy
c)
the number you add the original shape by in order to get the scale copy
d)
the number you subtract the original shape by in order to get the scale copy
14.

The second H-shaped polygon is a scaled copy of the first. What is the scale factor from the original polygon to its smaller copy?

a)

1/4

b)

4

c)

2

d)

1/2

15.

Which of the following are scaled copies of the original image? Select ALL that apply

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.

There is a triangle with side lengths of 6 cm, 8 cm, and 10 cm. Select ALL of the sets of side lengths that are scaled copies of the original triangle.

a)

18 cm, 24 cm, and 30 cm

b)

9 cm, 12 cm, and 15 cm

c)

15 cm, 20 cm, and 25 cm

d)

10 cm, 18 cm, and 24 cm

17.

A map says that 2 in represents 16 miles. What is the distance on the map (in inches) that represents the actual distance of 40 miles?

a)

8 inches

b)

2.5 inches

c)

5 inches

d)

20 inches

18.

The scale on a map says that 3 cm represents 12 km. What is the actual number of km represented by 5 cm on the map?

a)

1.5 km

b)

20 km

c)

2.4 km

d)

60 km

19.

Choose ALL of the following scale are equivalent to the scale 1 to 30?

a)

1/2 cm to 15 cm

b)

1 cm to 30 km

c)

1 inch to 30 inches

d)

2 inches to 60 feet

20.

How would you write the scale of 1 inch to 2 feet as a scale without units?

a)

1 to 2

b)

1 to 24

c)

1 to 12

d)

12 to 24