What's the Scale?
Vocab/Scale Rules
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Which is the Scaled Copy?
Keys & Scales
100

The scale factor from triangle DEF to triangle D`E`F`is ...

What is 1.5 cm?

100

The factor by which every side length in an original figure is increased or decreased to create a scaled copy?

What is scale factor?

100

The value of the unknown side length x is ...

What is 2.5?

100

A triangle has the side lengths of 2, 4, 7. Of the following, which side lengths below would create a scaled copy...

1, 2, 3           1.5, 3, 5.25            2.5, 5, 8.5

What is 1.5, 3, 5.25?

100

A map has a scale of 2 cm = 15 miles. A trip will be 7 cm on the map, the actual distance will be ...

What is 52.5 miles?

200

The scale factor from triangle NQB to triangle N`Q`B` is...

What is 1.25cm?

200

The amount by which area increases based on the scale factor.

What is scale factor squared?

200

The value of the unknown side length x is ...

What is 7?

200

A triangle has the side lengths of 8, 9, 15. Of the following, which side lengths below would create a scaled copy...

16, 18, 25            16, 15, 30            16, 18, 30

What is 6, 18, 30?

200

A blueprint has a scale of 2 cm = 6 feet. A house is 30 feet wide, the blueprint will be this distance in centimeters ...

What is 10 cm?

300

The original is a 8 by 24 rectangle, the scale copy is 2 by 6. What is the scale factor?

What is 1/4? (or .25)

300

If the scale copy is larger than the original, the scale is.........

What is greater than 1?

300

The value of the unknown side length ? is ...

What is 20?

300

A triangle has the side lengths of 4, 5, 6. Of the following, which side lengths below would create a scaled copy...

1, 1.25, 7.5        5, 6.25, 7.5         2, 2.5, 3.25

What is  5, 6.25, 7.5?

300

The scale of a rectangle is 9 inches wide and 11 inches long. If the actual width is 36, then the actual area will be ... 

What is 1,584 sq. in?

400

The scale factor from triangle PQR to triangle STU is ...

What is 1.5?

400

The amount of space inside a figure (Hint: for a rectangle it is calculated by length x width)

What is area?

400

The value of the unknown side length ? is ...

What is  7.2?

400

A triangle has the side lengths of 8, 12, 22. Of the following, which side lengths below would create a scaled copy...

4, 6, 11           6, 9, 16          12, 17, 30

What is 4, 6, 11?

400

Daily Double

A rectangle is drawn below on the grid. If a scale factor of 1/2 is applied, the perimeter of the copy is ....


What is 9 units?

500

The scale factor from triangle NPW to triangle N`P`W`is ...

What is 1/4 cm?

500

A original rectangle is 3 by 9, the scale copy is 3 by 9. The scale is....

What is 1?

500

The height of the image of a triangle having an original height of 4 cm and was increased 150%

What is 6 cm?

500

Daily Double

A scale of  

1/4

could also be described as...

What is dividing by 4?

the recriprocal of 

1/4 is 4/1

500

a map has a scale of 1 inch = 500 miles.  Two cities that are 3,375 miles apart would be this many inches apart on the map (Do NOT round your answer).

What is 6.75 inches?

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