Question

2. Alex drew a scale drawing of an auditorium. He used the scale 3 inches = 2 feet. If the stage is 30 inches in the drawing, how wide is the actual stage? Enter your answer with units.

3. Mei is on a biking tour of Europe. While looking at a map of the tour route, she notices that the next two stops are 9 centimeters apart. What is the actual distance between the next two stops if the scale of the map is 3 centimeters = 8 kilometers? Enter your answer with units.

4. Bella is river rafting in Lewis County. The starting and ending points of the trip are 4 inches apart on a map of the river. In real life, these two points are 36 miles away from each other. What is the scale of the map?
1 inch : _____ miles

5. Brett made a scale drawing of an Italian restaurant. The restaurant's kitchen is 3 centimeters long in the drawing. The actual kitchen is 21 meters long. What scale did Brett use for the drawing?
1 centimeter : ____ meters

Answer 1

2. The scale is 3 inches = 2 feet.

Divide total inches by 3, then multiply by 2:

30 / 3 = 10

10*2 = 20 feet.

3. Divide the 9cm by 3cm, then multiply by 8 km

9/3 = 3

3*8 = 24 kilometers.

4. Divide real distance by distance on map:

36 / 4 = 9

1 inch = 9 miles

5. Divide real dimension by the drawing dimension:

21 meters / 3 centimeters = 7

1 cm = 7 meters