Presidential Election of 1860 — Unit test Answers

On a map, Melbourne, Australia, is 22 centimeters from Sydney, Australia. The actual distance is 880 kilometers. If Canberra, Australia, is 286 kilometers from Sydney, how far apart will they appear on the map, to the nearest centimeter?

What is the value of p in the proportion below?

Which is the scale factor proportion for the enlargement shown? Not drawn to scale

Liliana wants to determine the height of an enlarged photo that she plans to frame. The original photo was 11 inches wide by 14 inches high. The new photo will be 132 inches wide. What will the new height be? Round to the nearest inch if necessary.

The starting and stopping point for Amir’s run this morning are 0.5 inch apart on the map. If each inch on the map represents 3 miles, how far did Amir run?

A group of 32 players forms 4 volleyball teams. If there are 96 players, how many teams can be formed?

The diagram represents the enlargement of a rectangle by using a scale factor of 6. What are the dimensions of the original rectangle?

If a scale factor of is used to make a reduction, what is the base of the original triangle? Original triangleReduced triangleHeight 3Base 5

Devon made a scale drawing of a triangle. He used a scale factor of to draw the new triangle. How does each side of the new triangle compare to the original?

Which is the scale factor proportion for the reduction shown?

A picture is photocopied by using a scale factor of 2. Each side of the photocopy of the picture is

On Monday, the Dairy Barn sold 14 waffle cones for every 6 sugar cones. On Tuesday, the Dairy Barn sold 7 waffle cones for every 3 sugar cones. Which proportion can be used to represent the cone sales?

The distance between the library and the grocery store is 4 centimeters on the map. The actual distance is 12 kilometers. What is the scale of the map?

The scale on a map shows that 2 inches represents 15 miles. Which proportion can be used to find the actual distance, x, represented by 30 inches on the map?

Sarah drove 40 miles per hour. In 3 hours, Sarah drove 120 miles. Which is a valid proportion to represent this description?

Consider the reduction of the rectangle. Not drawn to scaleRounded to the nearest tenth, what is the value of x?

On a map, San Francisco is 7.5 inches from San Diego. The actual distance is 500 miles. The same map shows that Fresno is 3.3 inches from Los Angeles. To the nearest mile, what is the actual distance from Fresno to Los Angeles?

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

The scale on a map shows that 200 miles is represented by 5 inches on a map. Which proportion can be used to find the distance on the map, x, that represents 50 miles?

One box of crackers costs $1.75. The crackers are advertised as “3 boxes for $5.25.” Which proportion can be used to represent the cost of the crackers?