Scale Drawings
Grade 6•45 minutes•Solve problems involving scale drawings of geometric figures, including computing actual lengths and areas from a scale drawing and reproducing a scale drawing at a different scale.
Learning Objective
I can solve problems by calculating actual distances from a scale drawing using proportions.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Define "scale" in the context of scale drawings. Explain why scale drawings are useful.
2. In a scale drawing, 1 inch represents 4 feet. If a line in the drawing is 3.5 inches long, what is the actual length it represents?
3. A map has a scale of 1 cm = 5 km. Two cities are 7.8 cm apart on the map. What is the actual distance between the cities?
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Scale Drawings
Mrs. Schmidt's 7th Grade Math Tutoring