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.
What is 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
The panthers lost 6 yards on their first play and lost another 8 yards on their next play. This is their net result in yards after the two plays.
What is -14?
The decimal form of 5/6.
What is 0.83333333?
The ratio of the length in a drawing or model to the length on an actual (real life) object
What is a Scale
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
Emma and Jerry are playing golf. The scoreboard shows Emma scored +3 and Jerry scored -1. What is the difference between Emma and Jerry's scores?
What is 4?
What is 1/5 of $250?
What is 50?
This is a reduced or enlarged representation of an object, usually accompanied by a comparison of sizes.
What is a Model or a Scale Drawing
Anne made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. The backyard is 5 inches long in the drawing. The actual yard is 50 feet long.
What scale did Anne use for the drawing?
1in : _____________
10 feet
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
Janet can make 4/5 of a necklace in 30 minutes. At this rate, how many necklaces, to the nearest tenth of a necklace, can Janet make in 1 hour?
What is 1.6 necklaces?
-9.66/-2.1
What is 4.6?
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, what would be the height of the flagpole in the drawing?
Flagpole should be labeled 18 inches tall
Juan received a paycheck of $185 from his job. He spent 1/4 of his check on clothes and $8.25 for lunch. He spent this much of his check.
What is $54.50?
1/3 divided by 5/6
What is 6/15 or 2/5?
a decimal that ends
What is a terminating decimal?
Tommy measured a county park and made a scale drawing. The picnic area, which is 86 yards wide in real life, is 43 inches wide in the drawing.
What scale did Tommy use? 1in : ____________
2 yards
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
Mr. Grant deposited two checks, valued at $27.45 and $122.90, into his checking account last week. Then, he wrote three checks for $14.99, $32.49, and $43.85 out of this account to pay his monthly bills. What is the new total in Mr. Grant’s checking account after all checks are processed?
What is $59.02?
DAILY DOUBLE: Solve the following expression 17/25 - 12/40
What is 0.38 or 19/50 ?