What is the scale factor from polygon ABCD to polygon PQRS?
1.5
If C is the original figure, what scale factor was used to create the copy, figure D?
13
What is the scale factor? (The original figure is the larger triangle.)
1/6
16 × ______ = 4
1/4 or 0.25
If a scaled copy is larger than the original figure, is the scale factor greater than 1, equal to 1, or less than 1?
greater than 1
What is the scale factor? (The original figure is the smaller triangle.)
1.5 or 1 1/2
What do we call the number used to multiply a side length to get the corresponding side in a scaled copy?
scale factor
If each 2 cm on the scale drawing below equals 8 feet, what is the actual length of the red line?
24 feet
Use the scale factor to find the length of segment GE.
35 cm
What is the scale factor from rectangle OPQR to KLMN?
2
Justin has two rectangular photo prints that are scaled copies. The length of the smaller print is 5 inches and the width is 3 inches. The length of the larger print is 15 inches. What is the width of the larger print in inches?
9
Thomas is trying to reproduce a scale drawing where every 2 cm will be equal to 5 feet. How long should Thomas make the green line, in feet?
25 feet
30 × ______ = 6
1/5 or 0.2
If the square below is enlarged by a scale factor of 2, what will be the area of the new square?
196 square units
If a scaled copy is smaller than the original figure, is the scale factor greater than 1, equal to 1, or less than 1?
less than 1
Triangle OGD is a scaled copy of Triangle CAT. What scale factor was used to create Triangle OGD?
1/4 or 0.25
If B is the original figure, what scale factor was used to create figure A?
1/3
Triangle ABC and triangle DFE are scaled copies. What is the value of y?
27
If A is the original figure, what scale factor was used to create the copy, figure B?
10
What is the scale factor? (The original figure is the smaller triangle.)
6
Fill in measurements so that the large robot is a scaled copy of the small robot.
antenna = 6, width = 24
True or False: A scaled copy cannot be the same size as the original figure.
False
If the triangle below is enlarged by a scale factor of 2, what will be the perimeter of the new triangle?
21 units
Find the missing length of each side marked with ? in Polygon B.
5 and 3
Lela is trying to reproduce a scale drawing where every 4 cm will be equal to 5 feet. How long should Lela make the blue line, in feet?
15 feet
True or False: A scaled copy is always larger than the original figure.
False
Kobe is trying to reproduce the drawing on the left, so that every side is enlarged by a scale factor of 2.5. Did Kobe make the scale drawing correctly? Explain why or why not.
Yes
Here is a figure that looks like the letter A, along with several other figures. Which figures are scaled copies of the original A?
Figures 2 and 4 are scaled copies.
Solve: 21 × _____ = 7
1/3 or 0.333...
Rectangle EFGH is a scaled copy of Rectangle ABCD. What scale factor was used to create EFGH?
2.5 or 2 1/2
What is the value of x?
4.5 cm
What is the scale factor from rectangle KLMN to OPQR?
0.5 or 1/2
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