Vocabulary
The Scale Factor
Find the Scale Length
Scale Drawings
Find the Actual Length
100
This is a representation of an object that has been made smaller.
What is a Reduction
100
What is a scale factor?
The number that can be calculated from the ratio of any length in the scale drawing to its corresponding length in the actual picture. Communicates the factor multiplied to side lengths to create the scaled copies measurements.
100
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
100
The second figure is a scaled copy of the first. Find the scale factor used from the first figure to the second figure in simplified fraction form.
What is 5/2 ?
100
Trent measured an Italian restaurant 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
200
The ratio of the length in a drawing or model to the length on an actual (real life) object
What is a Scale
200
Original Figure: 7 inches by 14 inches
Scaled Copy: 21 inches by 42 inches
What is "3"
200
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 cm
200
If the scale factor from Figure A to Figure B is 2/3. Find the scale factor from Figure B back to Figure A
What is 3/2?
200
Phillip drew a to scale floor plan of his house. If the scale he used was 1in : 4ft, and he drew the driveway 3 inches wide, how wide is the driveway in real life?
12 feet
300
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/Copy
300
Original figure: 2 inches by 6 inches
Scaled figure: 18 inches by 54 inches
What is 9?
300
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 in
300
A picture of a scale drawing of a rectangular park has an area of 35 square inches. If the picture was enlarged by a scale factor of 8 find the area of the enlarged picture
What is 2240 in2?
300
Clayton drew a scale drawing of a neighborhood park at a scale of 5 centimeters : 9 meters. In the drawing, the volleyball court is 10 centimeters long. What is the length of the actual volleyball court?
18 meters
400
A representation of an object that is larger than the original
What is an Enlargement
400
Rectangle A: 5 inches by 25 inches
Rectangle B: 1 inch by 5 inches
What is 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
Rectangle A measures 9 inches by 3 inches. Rectangle B is a scaled copy of Rectangle A. Find the measures of Rectangle B with scale factors of 10.
What is 90in by 30 in.?
400
A football field is 100 yards long.
Draw a football field and label it's length using your own scale.
Answers will vary.
500
What are corresponding sides?
Sides that are in the same position just on shapes that look the same.
500
Rectangle A: 9 inches by 24 inches
Rectangle B: 3 inches by 8 inches
What is "1/3"
500
Jean measured a basketball court and made a scale drawing. The scale of the drawing was 11 inches : 6 feet. If the actual length of the pool table is 48 feet how long is the pool table in the drawing?
88 in
500
A scale drawing of a rectangular park is 5 inches wide and 7 inches long. The actual park is 280 yards long. Find the area of the actual park, in square yards.
What is 56,000 yards2?
500
A map of a city has a scale of 1 inch represents 5 miles. If the distance between two landmarks on the map is 2.5 inches, what is the actual distance between the landmarks?
12.5 miles