Vocabulary
This is a representation of an object that has been made smaller.
What is a Reduction
The scale is 1 inch = 10 feet, find the scale factor.
10
Ivan drew a scale drawing of his backyard at a scale of 1in : 3ft. If Ivan's deck is 48 feet wide in real life, what is the width of the deck in the drawing?
16 in
Trent measured an Italian restaurand and made a scale drawing with a scale of 1mm : 7 m. If the kitchen is 4mm in the drawing, how long is the actual kitchen?
28 meters
The MATCHING length in a drawing or model to the length on an actual (real life) object
Corresponding
Two legs of Triangle A are 3 & 4
Two legs of Triangle B are 9 & 12
The answer is the Scale Factor from Triangle A to Triangle B
What is 3
Mitch was looking at a blueprint of West Lake that has a scale of 1 cm : 9 m. If the actual width of the building is 90 meters, what is the width of the school in the drawing?
10 centimeters
Phillip drew a to scale floor plan of his house. If the scale he used was 1in : 4ft, and he drew the driveway 3 inches wide, how wide is the driveway in real life?
12 feet
This is a reduced or enlarged representation of an object, usually accompanied by a comparison of sizes that are proportional.
What is a Model or a Scale Drawing
Mr. A's Drawing of his house is drawn at a scale of 1/2 in = 8 ft
Find the Scale Factor
1in : 16 ft
Duncan measured a game room and made a scale drawing. The scale of the drawing was 8 inches : 3 feet. If the actual length of the pool table is 6 feet, how long is the pool table in the drawing?
16 inches
Clayton drew a scale drawing of a neighborhood park at a scale of 5 centimeters : 9 meters. In the drawing, the volleyball court is 10 centimeters long. What is the length of the actual volleyball court?
18 meters
A representation of an object that is larger than the original
What is an Enlargement
In Science class you draw a cell to the scale of
48 mm = .04mm
Find the scale factor.
What is 1,200
A Flagpole is 30 ft tall. Using the scale 3 in : 5 ft, draw a flagpole and label it's height.
A Model Football Field is 50 cm long. The scale is 1cm = 2 yards. How long is an actual football field?
100 Yards