Distance
Scale Factor and Missing Side
Find the Scale Length
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Area & Perimeter
100
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?
450 miles
100
The scale factor from triangle DEF to triangle D`E`F`is ...
1.5 cm
100
Ivan drew a scale drawing of his backyard at a scale of 1cm : 3m. If Ivan's deck is 48 m wide in real life, then this is the width of the deck in the drawing.
What is 16 cm
100
A model of a car was prepared using a scale 1 in: 0.5 meters. If model measures 7 inches in length, then find the actual length of the car.
3.5 meters
100
An architect made this drawing to represent a swimming pool. The swimming pool has a length of 4in and a width of 5in.
If the scale is 1 inch = 3 feet, what is the perimeter and area of the actual
swimming pool
P = 72 ft
A = 315 ft^2
200
What is the distance from Austin, TX to Houston, TX if it is 3 inches on the map?
1 inch = 55 miles
165 miles
200
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200
Mitch was looking at a blueprint of West Lake that has a scale of 1 : 9. If the actual width of the building is 90 meters, then this is the width of the school in the drawing.
What is 10m
200
The scale of a map says that 8 cm represents 5 km.
What distance on the map (in centimeters) represents an actual distance of 8 kilometers?
What is the actual number of kilometers that is represented by 5 centimeters on the map?
1) What is 12.8 cm?
2) What is 31.25km?
200
Julie is constructing a scale model of her room. The rectangular room is 10.5 inches by 8 inches.
If 1 inch represents 2 feet of the actual room, what is the perimeter and area of Julie’s room?
P = 21 + 21 + 16 + 16 = 74 ft.
A = b x h = 21 x 16 = 336 ft²
300
On a scale drawing, 1 inch represents 8 feet. What is the actual length of a room that measures 4 inches?
32 feet
300
The scale factor from triangle NPW to triangle N`P`W`is ...
1/4
300
Duncan measured a pool and made a scale drawing. The scale of the drawing has a scale factor of 1metre:3 feet. If the actual length of the pool table is 15 metres, then the pool in the drawing is this long.
What is 5 feet
300
Hailey draws a scale drawing of her son's bedroom. If each 3 cm : 9 ft in reality, what dimensions of the actual dimensions of John's room?
15 ft : 36 ft
300
On an architect’s drawing of a house, 1 inch represents 1.5 feet. If the bedroom window is 5 inches long on the drawing and 4 inches wide…
Part A: What are the actual dimensions of the window on the real house?
Part B: What is the perimeter and area of the window in real life?
Part A: 7.5 ft. by 6 ft
Part B: P = 7.5 + 7.5 + 6 + 6 = 27 ft
Area = b x h = 7.5 x 6 = 45 ft²
400
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
400
What is the scale factor from the original to the copy?
1/5
400
A Flagpole is 30 ft tall. Using the scale 3 in : 5 ft, draw a flagpole and label it's height.
Flagpole should be labeled 18 inches tall
400
The length of the highway is 755 miles. If 1 inch represents 100 miles, what is the length of the highway on the map?
7.55 miles
500
On a scale drawing, 1cm represents 4 m. What length on the drawing would be used to represent 8 m?
2 cm
500
The value of the unknown side is
2.5
500
What are B, C and D?