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Quiz

Use the properties of similar figures to answer 1 and 2:

1. A rectangular house is 32 ft wide and 68 ft long. On a blueprint, the width is 8 in. Find the length on the blueprint.

2. Karen enlarged a 3 in. wide by 5 in. tall photo into a poster. If the poster is 2.25 ft wide, how tall is it?

3. Tell whether the transformation is a dilation. A(0, 4) B(5,5) C(3,3) A’(0, 8) B’(10, 10) C’(6, 6)

4. Dilate the figure by a scale factor of 2 with the origin as the center of dilation. What are the coordinates of the image? A(2,4) B(5,6) C(6,1)

Pre-Algebra

7.7

Scale Drawings

Evaluate the following for x = 16.

1. 3x 2. x

Evaluate the following for x = .

3. 10x 4. x

48 12

4

34

25

14

110

Warm Up

Learn to make comparisons between and find dimensions of scale drawings and actual objects.

scale drawingscalereductionenlargement

Vocabulary

A scale drawing is a two-dimensional drawing that accurately represents an object. The scale drawing is mathematically similar to the object.

A scale gives the ratio of the dimensions in the drawing to the dimensions of the object. All dimensions are reduced or enlarged using the same scale. Scales can use the same units or different units.

Scale and Scale Drawings

The scale a:b is read “a to b.” For example, the scale 1 cm:3 ft is read “one centimeter to three feet.”

Reading Math

Scale Interpretation

1:20 1 unit on the drawing is 20 units.

1 cm: 1 m 1 cm on the drawing is 1 m.

in. = 1 ft in. on the drawing is 1 ft.1 4

1 4

Scale - Interpretation

A. The length of an object on a scale drawing is 2 cm, and its actual length is 8 m. The scale is 1 cm: __ m. What is the scale?

1 cmx m = 2 cm

8 m Set up proportion using scale length .actual length

1 8 = x 2 Find the cross products.

8 = 2x

Solve the proportion.

The scale is 1 cm:4 m.

4 = x

Example: Using Proportions to Find Unknown Scales or Lengths

B. The length of an object on a scale drawing is 1.5 inches. The scale is 1 in:6 ft. What is the actual length of the object?

1 in.6 ft = 1.5 in.

x ft Set up proportion using scale length .actual length

1 x = 6 1.5 Find the cross products.

x = 9 Solve the proportion.

The actual length is 9 ft.

Example: Using Proportions to Find Unknown Scales or Lengths

A. The length of an object on a scale drawing is 4 cm, and its actual length is 12 m. The scale is 1 cm: __ m. What is the scale?

1 cmx m = 4 cm

12 m Set up proportion using scale length .actual length

1 12 = x 4 Find the cross products.

12 = 4x


The scale is 1 cm:3 m.

3 = x

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B. The length of an object on a scale drawing is 2 inches. The scale is 1 in:4 ft. What is the actual length of the object?

1 in.4 ft = 2 in.

x ft Set up proportion using scale length .actual length

1 x = 4 2 Find the cross products.

x = 8 Solve the proportion.

The actual length is 8 ft.

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A scale drawing that is smaller than the actual object is called a reduction. A scale drawing can also be larger than the object. In this case, the drawing is referred to as an enlargement.

Reductions and Enlargements

Under a 1000:1 microscope view, an amoeba appears to have a length of 8 mm. What is its actual length?

scale length actual length

1000 x = 1 8 Find the cross products.

x = 0.008

The actual length of the amoeba is 0.008 mm.

1000 1 = 8 mm

x mm


Example: Life Sciences Application

Under a 10,000:1 microscope view, a fiber appears to have length of 1mm. What is its actual length?


10,000 x = 1 1 Find the cross products.

x = 0.0001

The actual length of the fiber is 0.0001 mm.

10,000 1 = 1 mm

x mm


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A drawing that uses the scale in. = 1 ft

is said to be in in. scale. Similarly, a

drawing that uses the scale in. = 1 ft is

in in. scale.

1 4

1 4

1 2

1 2

What does it Mean?


0.25 x = 1 4 Find the cross products.

x = 16

The wall is 16 ft tall.

0.25 in. 1 ft = 4 in.

x ft.

A. If a wall in a in. scale drawing is 4 in. tall, how tall is the actual wall?

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Length ratios are equal.


Example: Using Scales and Scale Drawings to Find Heights

B. How tall is the wall if a in. scale is used?12


0.5 x = 1 4 Find the cross products.

x = 8

The wall is 8 ft tall.

0.5 in. 1 ft = 4 in.

x ft.Length ratios are equal.


Example: Using Scales and Scale Drawings to Find Heights


0.25 x = 1 0.5 Find the cross products.

x = 2

The wall is 2 ft thick.

0.25 in. 1 ft = 0.5 in.



A. If a wall in a in. scale drawing is 0.5 in. thick, how thick is the actual wall?

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B. How thick is the wall if a in. scale is used?12


0.5 x = 1 0.5 Find the cross products.

x = 1

The wall is 1 ft thick.

0.5 in. 1 ft = 0.5 in.



Try This Continued

1. What is the scale of a drawing in which a 9 ft wall is 6 cm long?

2. Using a in. = 1 ft scale, how long would a

drawing of a 22 ft car be?

3. The height of a person on a scale drawing is

4.5 in. The scale is 1:16. What is the actual height

of the person?

The scale of a map is 1 in. = 21 mi. Find each length on the map.

4. 147 mi 5. 5.25 mi

5.5 in.

1 cm = 1.5 ft.

72 in.

7 in. 0.25 in.

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