1.
A model of a sports car is 9 inches long. If the actual car is 12 feet long, find the scale model.
A.
1:12
B.
1:20
C.
1:16
D.
1:8
Hint
2.
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 9 minutes
B.
about 12 hours and 30 minutes
C.
about 12 hours and 44 minutes
D.
about 13 hours and 38 minutes
Hint
3.
A model of a boxcar is 6 inches long. If the actual boxcar is 20 feet long, what is the scale of the model?
A.
1:14
B.
3:10
C.
1:40
D.
1:3
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.
5 inches by 6 inches
B.
inch by
inch
C.
4 inches by 5 inches
D.
20 inches by 24 inches
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 = 400 feet
B.
1 inch = 300 feet
C.
1 inch = 450 feet
D.
1 inch = 350 feet
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