Length and Area in Scale Drawings Practice answers
1. A scale drawing of a room has a scale of 1 inch represents 4 feet. If the length of the room in the drawing is 3 inches, what is the actual length of the room?
Actual length = 3 inches x 4 feet/inch = 12 feet
2. A scale drawing of a garden has a scale of 1 centimeter represents 5 meters. If the area of the garden in the drawing is 20 square centimeters, what is the actual area of the garden?
Actual area = 20 square centimeters x 25 square meters/square centimeter = 500 square meters
3. A scale drawing of a map has a scale of 1 inch represents 10 miles. If the distance between two cities on the map is 2.5 inches, what is the actual distance between the cities?
Actual distance = 2.5 inches x 10 miles/inch = 25 miles
4. A scale drawing of a room has a scale of 1 centimeter represents 2 meters. If the width of the room in the drawing is 6 centimeters, what is the actual width of the room?
Actual width = 6 centimeters x 2 meters/centimeter = 12 meters
5. A scale drawing of a playground has a scale of 1 inch represents 20 feet. If the perimeter of the playground in the drawing is 5 inches, what is the actual perimeter of the playground?
Actual perimeter = 5 inches x 20 feet/inch = 100 feet