1.
A model of a sports car is 9 inches long. If the actual car is 12 feet long, find the scale model.
A.
1:16
B.
1:20
C.
1:12
D.
1:8
Hint
2.
The figure is a scale drawing of the east side of a house. In the drawing, the side of each square represents 4 feet. Find the width and height of the door.
A.
4 feet by 9 feet
B.
4 feet by 12 feet
C.
4 feet by 10 feet
D.
4 feet by 8 feet
Hint
3.
On a map with a scale of 1 inch = 100 miles, the distance between two cities is 7.5 inches. If a person travels 55 miles per hour, how long will it take to travel from one town to the other?
A.
about 13 hours and 38 minutes
B.
about 13 hours and 9 minutes
C.
about 12 hours and 30 minutes
D.
about 12 hours and 44 minutes
Hint
4.
On a blueprint with a scale of
inch = 1 foot, what are the dimensions of a room whose actual dimensions are 10 feet by 12 feet?
A.
20 inches by 24 inches
B.
5 inches by 6 inches
C.
4 inches by 5 inches
D.
inch by
inch
Hint
5.
The Golden Gate Bridge is 8,981 feet long. Latisha wants to make a model of the bridge that is between 20 and 25 inches long. Choose an appropriate scale for Latisha of use.
A.
1 inch = 350 feet
B.
1 inch = 450 feet
C.
1 inch = 400 feet
D.
1 inch = 300 feet
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