Scale Drawings and Area

Question 1

Which ratios can be used to find the scale factor? Check all that apply.

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A: Scale factor = StartFraction enlarged over original EndFraction = StartFraction 6.5 over 3.25 EndFraction; C: Scale factor = StartFraction enlarged over original EndFraction = StartFraction 3 over 1.5 EndFraction

Question 2

The scale factor is .

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B: 2

Question 3

Maria solved the area problem below. What was her error?

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B: She forgot to square the scale factor.

Question 4

Question 4

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A,C,D

Question 5

What is the area of the enlarged triangle? cm2

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C: 281.25

Question 6

A backyard is 40.5 feet long and 25 feet wide. In order to install a pool, the yard needs to be reduced by a scale of . What is the area of the reduced yard? feet2

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112.5

Question 7

✔ 25 49 175 196 mm

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A: 25

Question 8

Question 8

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C

Question 9

The perimeter of the enlarged rectangle can be found by multiplying the scale factor and the original perimeter to get .

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D: 19

Question 10

The area of the scale model is times the area of the original figure.

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C: 4

Scale Drawings and Area Answers

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