Scale
Two cities are 3 inches apart on a map. The map has a scale of 1 inch = 150 miles. In real life, how far apart are the two cities?
What is 450 miles?
Name some jobs that might use scale drawings
People who make maps
Geologists
Architects
Interior Design
Other answers that make sense
A drawing that lets us compare the size of a drawing to real life
What is a scale drawing?
Why are scale drawings important?
They provide proportional representations of real world objects
1 : 4 and ____ : 12
What is "3"
Original Figure: 7 inches by 14 inches
Scaled Copy: 21 inches by 42 inches
What is "3"
1 inch = 150 miles
4 1/2 inches = ? miles
What is 675 miles?
1 inch = 12 miles
30 miles = ? inches
2.5 inches
1 inch = 12 miles
126 miles = ? inches
10.5 inches
Chicago is 125 miles from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. On a map it 2.5 inches. What scale did they use?
1 inch = 250 miles
5 : 10 and 15 : ____
What is "30"
Original figure: 2 inches by 6 inches
Scaled figure: 18 inches by 54 inches
What is 9
1 inch = 150 miles
2.24 inches = ? miles
What is 336 miles?
2 inches = 35 miles
6 inches = ? miles
105 miles
2 inches = 35 miles
3.5 inches = ? miles
61.25 miles
Mike’s room is 6 yards in length. On the blue print it is 1.5 inches. What scale did they use to draw Mike’s room on the blue print was it was proportional?
1 in = 4 yards
3 : 7 and 30 : ____
What is "70"
Rectangle A: 5 inches by 25 inches
Rectangle B: 1 inch by 5 inches
What is 1/5
1 inch = 150 miles
3.5 inches = ? miles
What is 525 miles?
What is the distance from Austin, TX to Houston, TX if it is 3.25 inches on the map?
1 inch = 55 miles
178.75 miles
What is the distance from Galveston to Houston if it is 1.5 inches on the map?
1 inch = 55 miles
82.5 miles
The distance on a map from school to a church is 2 inches. The actual distance from school to church is 10 miles. What scale did they use?
1 in = 5 miles
9 : 3 and 36 : ____
What is "12"
Rectangle A: 24 inches by 48 inches
Rectangle B: 72 inches by 144 inches
What is 3
On a scale drawing, 1cm represents 4 m. What length on the drawing would be used to represent 6.5 m?
1.625 cm
On a scale drawing, 1 inch represents 8 feet. What is the actual length of a room that measures 3.4 inches?
27.2 feet
John wants to make a scale drawing of a Dodge Viper. The length of the car is approximately 9.5 feet. If he used a scale of 1 inch = 2 feet, then what would the length of the car be in the drawing?
4.75 inches
What is the distance between Paris, France and Montreal, Canada if it is 16.2 cm on a map? Use the scale 2.2 cm = 750 km.
5,522.7 km
___ : 8 and 25 : 20
What is "10"
Rectangle A: 9 inches by 24 inches
Rectangle B: 3 inches by 8 inches
What is "1/3"