7.GM.4.2
Apply proportions, ratios, and scale factors to solve problems involving scale drawings and to determine side lengths and areas of similar triangles and rectangles.
Example Problems
Polygon H is a scaled copy of Polygon F using a scale factor of .
Polygon H's area is what fraction of Polygon F's area?
Polygon H's area is what fraction of Polygon F's area?
A scale on a hiking map shows that 3 inches represents 1.25 miles.
What number of inches on the map represent 10 actual miles?
What number of inches on the map represent 10 actual miles?
Polygon E is a scaled copy of Polygon F using a scale factor of .
Polygon E's area is what fraction of Polygon F's area?
Polygon E's area is what fraction of Polygon F's area?
Khan Academy ResourcesScale drawing word problemsProportional relationshipsRelate scale drawings to areaInterpret scale factor in scale drawingsConstruct scale drawingsScale copiesScale drawingsIdentify scale copiesCreating scale drawingsInterpreting a scale drawingScale factors and areaIdentifying scale copiesInterpreting scale factors in drawingsSolving a scale drawing word problemScale drawing: centimeters to kilometersIs side length & perimeter proportional?Identifying scale factor in drawingsIdentifying values in scale copiesScale drawings

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