What the 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
Construction
Geologists
Architects
Interior Design
Other answers that make sense
A drawing that lets us compare the size of a drawing to real life
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What is a scale drawing?
If 3cm on the map is 900 miles, then how much is 5 cm on the map?
1500 miles
If a new object is smaller than the original...
the scale factor is less than 1
If one centimeter represents one meter, What is the scale?
1:100
1 inch = 12 miles
? inches = 30 miles
2.5 inches
1 inch = 12 miles
? inches = 126 miles
10.5 inches
Chicago is 125 miles from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. On a map it 2.5 inches. What scale did they use?
2.5 in = 125 miles
1 in = ?miles
1 inch = 250 miles
If a new object is bigger than the original...
the scale factor is greater than one
1 inch = 150 miles
4.5 inches = ? miles
What is 675 miles?
2 inches = 35 miles
6 inches = ? miles
105 miles
1 inches = 35 miles
2.5 inches = ? miles
87.5 miles
Mike’s room is 6 yards in length. On the blue print it is 2 inches. What scale did they use to draw Mike’s room on the blue print was it was proportional?
1 in = 3 yards
If a new object is the same size as the original...
the scale factor is 1
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
A ____ ______ is a copy of an figure where every length in the original figure is multiplied by the same number.
scaled copy
1 inch = 150 miles
2.25 inches = ? miles
What is 337.5 miles?
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 cm on a map? Use the scale 2cm = 750 km.
6,000 km
To create a scaled copy, we multiply all the lengths in the original figure by the same number. This number is called the _________.
scale factor