Scale Drawings Answers

A patio door is 72 inches wide. If a drawing of the door is made with a scale of 2 in. = 3 ft, what is the width of the door on the drawing? (Hint: 12 inches = 1 foot).

On a map the distance from Springfield to Pleasantville is 6 in. The map scale is in. = 20 mi. Find the actual distance between Springfield and Pleasantville.

If 1 inch represents 60 miles on a map, then how many inches will represent 3000 miles?

A scale model of a building is 3 inches tall. If the building is 90 feet tall, find the scale of the model.

The scale drawing would be useful in which type of careers?

The distance between the front wheels of a model car is 4.5 centimeters. What is the actual distance on the car if the scale is 1:24?

The length of the freeway is 600 miles. If 0.5 inch represents 50 miles, what is the length of the freeway on the map?

Explain what method is used to solve problems involving scale drawings.

A model of a car is 4 inches long. If the actual car is 8 feet long, find the scale of the model.

A model ship is built to a scale of 1 cm: 4 m. The length of the model is 40 cm. What is the length of the actual ship?

A bridge is 28 meters long. Find the length of a scale model if the scale is 1 cm = 5.5 meters. Round to the nearest tenth.

If 1 inch represents 75 miles on a map, then how many inches will represent 1500 miles?

The Natchez Trace Bridge in Franklin, Tennessee, is 1,500 feet long. Suppose you build a model of the bridge using a scale of 1 inch:25 feet. How long is the model? (Hint: 12 inches = 1 foot).

A scale model of a building is 3 inches tall. If the building is 90 feet tall, find the scale of the model.

An architect’s blueprint for a new house shows the kitchen being 7 inches wide. If the scale used to create the blueprint is 0.5 in. = 1 ft, what is the actual width of the kitchen?

A scale drawing of an automobile has a scale of 1 in : ft. The actual width of the car is 8 ft. What is the width on the scale drawing?