Side lengths and corresponding sides
Perimeter and Area
Actual Distances
Scale Drawings
100

What kind of scale factor must you multiply by to 

a) get larger?

b) get smaller?

c) stay the same size?

a) a number larger than 1

b) a number smaller than 1

c) 1 

100

True or False:

To find the area of a scaled copy, you multiply the area of the original by the scale factor

False!

Multiply the area of the original by the scale factor squared

100

A map of a park has a scale of 1 inch to 1,000 feet. Another map of the same park has a scale of 1 inch to 500 feet. Which map is larger? Explain or show your reasoning? 

1 inch to 500 feet


100

A park measures 90m wide by 150m long. With a scale of 1cm to 30m, what are the dimensions of the scale drawing? 

3cm by 5cm

200

Pentagon H is a scaled copy of pentagon G. 

What scale factor takes pentagon G to pentagon H? 

Scale factor: 0.8

200

What would the perimeter of a scaled copy of this drawing be with a scale factor of 3. 

 

Perimeter: 48 meters

200

The scale of a map says that 2 centimeters represents 5 kilometers. What is the actual number of kilometers represented by 12 centimeters on the map? 

30 kilometers

200

A scale drawing of a park has a scale of 1cm to 90m. The drawing is 10cm by 4cm. What are the actual dimensions of the park? 

900m by 360m

300

Trapezoid F is a scaled copy of trapezoid E. 

What scale factor takes trapezoid E to trapezoid F? 

Scale Factor: 1.2

300

If a scale copy of the following rectangle has a scale factor of 5, what with the area of the scale copy be?

2000in2

300

The scale of a map says 3cm represents 8 km. What distance on the map (in centimeters) represents and actual distance of 18 km? 

6.75 cm 

300

Sharon wants to make a scale drawing of her bedroom. Her bedroom is a rectangle with a length of 10 m and a width of 12 m. She decides on a scale of 1 to 16. 

What are the dimensions of a scale drawing of Sharon's bedroom using a scale of 1 to 15? 

0.625 m by 0.75m 

400

Which line segment corresponds with segment AE? 


FJ

400

If a scale copy of the following quadrilateral has a scale factor of 3.5, what will the new perimeter be? 

87.5 units

400

A scale drawing of a rectangular playground is 4 inches wide and 8.5 inches long. The actual park is 168 yards wide. What is the perimeter of the actual park in yards? 

1050 yards

400

Sharon's bedroom door is 0.6 m wide. How wide should the door be on a scale drawing with a scale factor of 1 to 16?

0.04 m wide

500

Which angle corresponds with angle DCB


angle HGF

500

If a scaled copy of the following triangle has a scale factor of 2.5, what will the area of the scaled copy be? 

62.5 units2

500

There are two different maps of Texas. 

- The scale on the first map is 1 cm to 20 km. The distance from Houston to Dallas is 25 cm. 

- The scale on the second map is 1cm to 100 km.

What is the distance from Houston to Dallas on the second map?

Actual distance: 500 km

Distance on the second map: 5 cm

500
Sharon's bed measures 3.5 cm by 5.5 cm on a scale drawing. What are the actual measurements of her bed using a scale of 1 to 60? 

210cm by 330cm