Quiz Review Scale Factor, Similar Figures, Ratios and Proportions, Proportions and Similar Figures
Gary can hike 2.5 miles in 30 minutes. At this rate, how long will it take him to hike 8 miles?
96 minutes
If 8 bags of chips costs $10, how much will you pay for 20 bags?
$25
The money used in Jordan is called the Dinar. The exchange rate is $3 to 2 Dinars. Find how many dollars you would receive if you exchanged 22 Dinars.
$33
Asanji took a trip to Mexico. Upon leaving he decided to convert all of his Pesos back into dollars. How many dollars did he receive if he exchanged 42 Pesos at a rate of $5 = 6 Pesos?
$35
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10
Joe is building a scale model of a brachiosaurus. The dinosaur was 23 feet tall. His model has a scale factor of 1in to 3 feet. How tall will his model be?
10.6
Ingrid types 3 pages in the same amount of time that Tanya types 4 pages. If Ingrid and Tanya start typing at the same time, how many pages will Tanya have typed when Ingrid has typed 9 pages?
12
A car can travel 360 miles on 15 gallons of gasoline. How far can it travel on 5 gallons?
120
Bridget measured the auditorium and made a scale drawing. The scale she used was 1 inch = 4 feet. The actual length of the stage is 60 feet. How long is the stage in the drawing?
15
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15
Mark measured a swimming pool and made a scale drawing. The scale of the drawing was 1 centimeter = 4 meters. In the drawing, the pool is 4 centimeters wide. What is the width of the actual pool?
16
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16
A car can travel 80 miles on 4 gallons of gasoline. If the gas tank, which can hold about 16 gallons, is half full, how many miles can the car travel before it runs out gas?
160
Ming was planning a trip to Western Samoa. Before going, she did some research and learned that the exchange rate is 6 Tala for $2. How many Tala would she get if she exchanged $6?
18
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18
A small square has sides 7.5 inches and a large square has sides of 15 inches. What is the scale factor?
2
Sharon measured a summer camp and made a scale drawing. The scale she used was 1 centimeter = 9 meters. The actual length of the sand volleyball court is 18 meters. How long is the volleyball court in the drawing?
2
A rectangle has a width of 5 and length of 10 and a similar rectangle has a width of 10. What is the missing length?
20
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20
A shop produces 40 wet suits every 2 weeks. How many weeks will it take the shop to produce 420 wet suits?
21
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21
The map of a park shows that a pond is 4 inches away from a playground. The scale of the map is 1 inch represents 5.75 meters. How far apart are the actual pond and playground?
23
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24
On a map with a scale of 1 inch = 9 miles, the distance between two towns is 3 inches. What is the actual distance between the two towns?
27
Ruben made a scale drawing of the elementary school. The scale he used was 1 centimeter = 7 meters. The school yard is 4 centimeters in the drawing. How wide is the actual school yard?
28
A scale drawing of a car has a scale of 1 inch to 1/2 a foot. The actual length of the care is 15 feet. What is the length of the drawing?
30
A boat travels 450 miles in 15 hours. What is the boat's speed in miles per hour?
30 miles per hour
Of the 5 fish that Jim caught from the lake, 2 were trout. The estimated population of the lake is 750 fish. About how many trout would you expect to be in the lake?
300
The ratio of athletes to non-athletes at Taylor middle school is 3 to 4. If there are 225 athletes, how many non-athletes are there?
300
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35
Ariel made a scale drawing of a picnic area near the river. The scale of the drawing was 1 inch = 3 yards. If the picnic area is 12 inches in the drawing, how wide is the actual picnic area?
36
Keenan drew a scale drawing of an arcade. The scale he used was 1 inch = 2 feet. If an air hockey table is 2 inches in the drawing, how wide is the actual air hockey table?
4
A snail traveled 2 feet in 90 minutes. How far will it travel in 3 hours?
4 ft
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40
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48
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5
On an architect's blueprint, the front of a building measures 27 inches. The scale of the blueprint is 1 inch = 2 feet. How wide will the front of the actual building be?
54
A large box stands 16 inches tall and 12 inches wide. A similar box stands 8 inches tall. How wide is it?
6 in
A flag pole is 12 feet tall and casts a shadow 14.5 feet long. A student is outside admiring the beautiful flag pole and is 5.5 feet tall. How long would their shadow be?
6.6
Triangle A with one side is 2 cm and the corresponding side on Triangle B is 5 cm. If another side of Triangle A is 3 cm, what would be the missing side of Triangle B?
7.5 cm
Haley made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. The scale she used was 1 inch = 6 feet. If the actual width of the backyard deck is 48 feet, how wide is the deck in the drawing?
8
Marla mixed cream and milk in a ratio of 2 parts cream to 3 parts milk. How many liters of cream did she use if she made 20 liters of the mixture?
8
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8
The model of an airplane has a wingspan of 20 inches. The model has a scale of 1 inch = 4 feet. What is the wingspan of the actual airplane?
80
15
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5
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A rectangle has a width of 3 and length of 13 and a similar rectangle has a width of 1 and width of 39. Are these figures similar?
Yes
Are the following figures similar?
Yes
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24
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35
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40
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48
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8
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