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Equivalent Ratios
What is the Scale Factor
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?

What is 450 miles?

100

Name some jobs that might use scale drawings

People who make maps

Geologists

Architects

Interior Design

Other answers that make sense

100

A drawing that lets us compare the size of a drawing to real life

What is a scale drawing?

100

Why are scale drawings important?

They provide proportional representations of real world objects

100

1 : 4 and ____ : 12

What is "3"

100

Original Figure: 7 inches by 14 inches

Scaled Copy: 21 inches by 42 inches

What is "3"

200

1 inch = 150 miles

4 1/2 inches = ? miles

What is 675 miles?

200

1 inch = 12 miles

30 miles = ? inches

2.5 inches

200

1 inch = 12 miles

126 miles = ? inches

10.5 inches

200

Chicago is 125 miles from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. On a map it 2.5 inches.  What scale did they use?

1 inch = 250 miles

200

5 : 10 and 15 : ____

What is "30"

200

Original figure: 2 inches by 6 inches

Scaled figure: 18 inches by 54 inches

What is 9

300

1 inch = 150 miles

2.24 inches = ? miles

What is 336 miles?

300

2 inches = 35 miles

6 inches = ? miles

105 miles

300

2 inches = 35 miles

3.5 inches = ? miles

61.25 miles

300

Mike’s room is 6 yards in length. On the blue print it is 1.5 inches. What scale did they use to draw Mike’s room on the blue print was it was proportional?

1 in = 4 yards

300

3 : 7 and 30 : ____

What is "70"

300

Rectangle A: 5 inches by 25 inches

Rectangle B: 1 inch by 5 inches

What is 1/5

400

1 inch = 150 miles

3.5 inches = ? miles

What is 525 miles?

400

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

400

What is the distance from Galveston to Houston if it is 1.5 inches on the map?

1 inch = 55 miles

82.5 miles

400

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

400

9 : 3 and 36 : ____

What is "12"

400

Rectangle A: 24 inches by 48 inches

Rectangle B: 72 inches by 144 inches

What is 3

500

On a scale drawing, 1cm represents 4 m.  What length on the drawing would be used to represent 6.5 m?

1.625 cm

500

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

500

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

500

What is the distance between Paris, France and Montreal, Canada if it is 16.2 cm on a map?  Use the scale 2.2 cm = 750 km.

5,522.7 km

500

___ : 8 and 25 : 20

What is "10"

500

Rectangle A: 9 inches by 24 inches

Rectangle B: 3 inches by 8 inches

What is "1/3"