Scale Factor
Vocabulary
Problems
Random
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What would the new sides be with a scale factor of two?
What is 6, 8, and 10
100
An equation which multiplies a quantity to change the size or numbers on a shape.
What is a scale factor?
100
5, 9, and 12 are the first side measurements after the scale factor the side measurements are 60, 108, and 144. What was the scale factor?
What is a scale factor of 12.
100
What are the new measurements with a scale factor of 5?
What is 45, 55, and 70?
200
What are new sides if the scale factor is 12?
What is 48, 72, and 84?
200
A 2 dimensional representation of an object that shows its measurements in relation to the actual measurements.
What is a scale drawing?
200
25, 40, 55. Are the new side measurements after scale factor. The original side measurements were 5, 8, and 11. What is the scale factor?
What is 5?
200
A photo of a student measures 4 in by 5 in. Her mom decides she'd like to order an 8 in by 10 in print to hang in the living room. By what scale factor will the original photo be enlarged?
What is scale factor of two?
300
Triangle ABC has been enlarged from an original shape. What would the original sides be if the scale factor was 2.
What is 7.5, 8, and 10?
300
Something identical in form or size relating or the same.
What is congruent?
300
A tree is 12 feet tall and casts a 6 foot shadow. A building nearby casts a shadow that is 18 feet long. How tall is the building? (draw a picture, set up a proportion)
What is 36 feet?
300
What goes in the space as X?
What is two?
(3 times 7=21, and 14 divided by 7 is 2)
400
What is the scale factor from Triangle ABC to Triangle DEF?
What is a scale factor of 1/2 (or 0.5).
400
Two shapes that are proportional in side lengths and have congruent angles, but not the same size are ___.
What is Similar?
400
35, 40, 85 are the new measurements after the scale factor. The scale factor is 5 what were the original side measurement?
What is 7,8, 17?
400
What is X?
What is 4?
500
What are the new side lengths if Triangle ABC is enlarged by a scale factor of 1.5?
What are 9, 12, and 15?
500
A 2-dimensional representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc.
What is a Map?
500
18, 27, 45 are the new measurements after the scale factor. The scale factor is 9 what were the original side measurements?
What is 2, 3, 5?
500
What is X?
What is 4.5?