1. Scale Drawings Bell Ringers
For problems #1 – 2, use the following scale... 2 in : 35 miles 1) The distance between Troy City and Ben City is 315 miles. How far apart are they on the map? 2) Marking City is 5 inches away from Jamming City on the map. What is the actual distance between the two cities? 3) A blueprint of a house has a scale of 1 in : 6 ft. The living room has dimensions of 18 ft by 24 feet. What are the dimensions on the blueprint of the living room? (HINT: Use two different proportions!) 4) A model of a car has a scale of 3 cm : 2 m. The length of the actual hood of the car is 1 m. What is the length of the hood of the model?

2. Scale Drawings

3. The dimensions of a scale drawing of a room are 12 cm x 10 cm
The dimensions of a scale drawing of a room are 12 cm x 10 cm. What are the dimensions of the actual room when the scale is 1cm : 3 ft?

4. 36 feet x 30 feet

5. The scale of a room in a blueprint is 3 in : 5 ft
The scale of a room in a blueprint is 3 in : 5 ft. A wall in the same blueprint is 18 in. What is the size of the actual wall?

6. The wall is 30 feet long.

7. The dimensions of a scale drawing of a room is 9 cm x 16 cm
The dimensions of a scale drawing of a room is 9 cm x 16 cm. What are the dimensions of the actual room when the scale is 1cm : 3 ft?

8. 27 ft x 48 ft

9. The scale in a drawing is 2 in : 4 ft
The scale in a drawing is 2 in : 4 ft. What is the area of the actual room if the drawing measures 7 inches by 14 inches?

10. 392 square feet

11. The drawing plan for a home gym shows a rectangle that is 13
The drawing plan for a home gym shows a rectangle that is 13.2 inches by 6 inches. The scale in the plan is 3 in: 5 ft. Find the area of the home gym.

12. 220 square feet

13. A game room has a floor that is 120 feet by 75 feet
A game room has a floor that is 120 feet by 75 feet. A scale drawing of the floor uses a scale of 1 unit: 5 feet. What are the dimensions of the scale drawing?

14. 24 units by 15 units

15. The scale model of a building is 6. 5 feet tall
The scale model of a building is 6.5 feet tall. If the original building is 780 meters tall, what was the scale used to make the model?

16. 1 ft = 120 m