Scale Factor Answers

Beth is designing a card. She brings to a print shop a drawing that is 6 inches by 3 inches, and asks them to print the card after applying a scale factor of . When she returns to the print shop, they hand her a box of cards, each of which is 9 inches by 13 inches, which is incorrect.What should be the correct dimensions of the card?

The triangle represents a scale drawing that was created by using a factor of . Which is true of the measures of the sides of the original triangle?

Yuron is sketching a scale drawing of a famous painting. The painting is 54 inches wide and 72 inches long. He used a scale factor of to make his sketch. How many inches wide is Yuron’s sketch?

Aanya made a scale drawing of a picture. The original dimensions of the picture are 8 inches by 12 inches. Which choice shows a possible combination for the dimensions in Aanya’s drawing?

Beth is designing a card. She brings to a print shop a drawing that is 6 inches by 3 inches, and asks them to print the card after applying a scale factor of . When she returns to the print shop, they hand her a box of cards, each of which is 9 inches by 13 inches, which is incorrect.What should be the correct dimensions of the card?

Hiroto reduces a rectangular photograph by 0.5 by scanning it onto his computer. The image on the screen measures 3 inches by 5 inches. Which rectangle represents the original photograph?RectangleABCDWidth1.53.5615Length2.55.51025

A scale drawing is made to enlarge a picture by using a scale factor of 3. The enlarged picture is 9 inches by 15 inches. What are the dimensions of the original picture?

Clarissa made a scale drawing of a rectangle. She used a scale factor of 3 to draw the new rectangle. How does the length of the new rectangle compare to the original?

The diagram represents an enlargement of a rectangle by a scale factor of 4. What are the dimensions of the enlarged rectangle?

Hiroto reduces a rectangular photograph by 0.5 by scanning it onto his computer. The image on the screen measures 3 inches by 5 inches. Which rectangle represents the original photograph?RectangleABCDWidth1.53.5615Length2.55.51025