Scale Drawings
Grade 6•45 minutes•7.G.1 Solve problems involving similar figures with right triangles, other triangles, and special quadrilaterals. a. Compute actual lengths and areas from a scale drawing and reproduce a scale drawing at a different scale. b. Represent proportional relationships within and between similar figures.
Learning Objective
I can use proportions to find missing lengths on similar figures represented in scale drawings.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Define "scale" in the context of scale drawings.
2. Explain why scale drawings are useful in architecture or construction.
3. In a scale drawing, 1 inch represents 4 feet. If a wall is 12 inches long in the drawing, how long is the actual wall in feet?
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Scale Drawings
Mrs. Schmidt's 7th Grade Math Tutoring