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Scale Drawing and Models

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bob makes a drawing of the flowers he wants to plant that has a scale of 5 cm for each meter. If the flower planting will be 15 m long, how long is the drawing of the planting?

a)

1/5 m

b)

65 m

c)

1/5 cm

d)

65 cm

2.

Bob makes a drawing of a garden that has a scale of 5 cm for each meter. If the garden will be 15 m long, how long is the drawing of the garden?

a)

1/5 cm

b)

1/5 m

c)

65 cm

d)

65 m

3.

An engineer scale model shows a building that is 3 inches tall. If the scale is 1 inch = 600 feet, how tall is the actual building?

a)

900 ft

b)

1800 ft

c)

200 ft

d)

1 /200 ft

4.

The scale on a map is 1 cm for every 600 km. If Seattle and Maine are 10 cm apart on the map, then approximately how far apart are they really?

a)

6,000 km

b)

6,000 cm

c)

60 km

d)

60 cm

5.

A drawing with the scale of 3 cm for each meter shows where Adam wants to plant flowers. If the actual distance of the flower planting is 25 m long, how long is the scale distance on the drawing?

a)

1/3 cm

b)

75 cm

c)

8 1/3 cm

d)

3/25 cm

6.

You are living in Aldine, TX and you are planning a trip to Six Flags in Arlington, TX. You look on a map that has a scale of 0.5 inches to 30 miles. If the map shows the scale distance from Aldine to Arlington is 4 inches, how far is the actual distance?

a)

120 mi

b)

240 mi

c)

7.5 mi

d)

2/15 mi

7.

Carly lives in Scottsdale, AZ and plans to go visit downtown Glendale, AZ. The map with a scale of 2 cm for every 4 km shows the actual distance to be 10 km. What is the scale distance on the map?

a)

40 cm

b)

20 cm

c)

2/ 5 cm

d)

2.5 cm

8.

A farmer drafts his garden on a scale drawing. The drawing scale is 8 inches for every 30 m. If the actual garden is 30 m long, how long is the drawing?

a)

8 in

b)

8 m

c)

1in

d)

1m

9.

In Virginia, the Grand Caverns is approximately 35 kilometers from the Frontier Culture Museum. You make a drawing of the two locations with a scale of 6 inches representing 35 kilometers. How far apart do you draw the Grand Caverns and Frontier Culture Museum?

a)

6 in

b)

6 km

c)

210 in

d)

210 km

10.

Bob drafts his favorite race car on a scale drawing. The drawing scale is 2 inches for each foot. If the drawing is 30 inches long, how long is the actual race car?

a)

60 in

b)

60 ft

c)

15 in

d)

15 ft

11.

Adam drafts his favorite tractor trailer on a scale drawing. The drawing scale is 3 inches for each foot. If the drawing is 20 inches long, how long is the actual tractor trailer?

a)

1/3 ft

b)

60 ft

c)

6 2/3 ft

d)

3/20 ft

12.

The scale on a particular drawing is 5 cm for every 75 miles. If the drawing shows that a plane flies a distance of 25 cm, how many miles did the plane actually fly?

a)

15 mi

b)

375 mi

c)

125 mi

d)

3 mi

13.

What is the scale factor?

a)

2

b)

3/2

c)

2/3

d)

1/2

14.

An architect is drawing a house and decides that 1.5 inches = 2 feet in his drawing. In real life the living room has a length of 17 feet. How long will the length of the room be on his blueprint (drawing)?

a)

12.75 inches

b)

15.5 inches

c)

22.67 inches

d)

51 inches