Learning Target: I can determine and use scale factor.

Key Terms OA Bob stopped at rest area A along the side of

Scale Factor the highway. His map, shown below, has a scale
of 1 inch to 35 miles. Bob planned to stop at
Agenda rest area B next. What is the actual distance, in
miles, between the two rest areas?
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Scale Factor COPY
● A scale drawing has the same shape, but is not the same
size, as the object it represents.
● The scale factor is the number you multiply every
dimension by to either increase or decrease the size.
○ If the scale factor is less than one (A FRACTION!), the
size of an object or a number is being decreased.
○ If the scale factor is greater than one, the size of an
object or a number is being increased.
● Always scale all of the sides of a figure before finding the
area of the figure.
● To find a scale that was used, always do “new”/”original”
○ Similar to y/x….the y value (output) is the new size, the x
 1. Determining Scale Factor COPY
A car that has an actual length of 162
inches is modeled by a car with a length
of 9 inches. What is the scale factor?

The actual car was scaled down by a factor of 1/18

 2. Using Scale Factor COPY
The scale factor of a model
The distance between two
train set is 1/87. A piece of track
cities on a map is 4.5cm. The
in the model train set is 8in
map scale is 1cm:40 miles.
long. What is the actual length
What is the actual distance
of the track?
between the two cities?

The actual length is 698 inches. The actual distance is 180 miles.
 COPY
3. What was the scale factor used?
3 Answer:What was the scale factor used?

The Car was scale down by a

Model 5.5 = 1 Model 11_ = 1_ factor of 1/12
Actual 66 12 Actual 132 12 (multiplied by the fraction!!)

The Scale Factor can also be

represented by 1in:12in.
4: Finding Area...always SCALE SIDES FIRST!
THEN FIND THE AREA COPY
Ex: The scale in the drawing of Bob’s room is 2 inches : 4 feet.
What are the length and width of the actual room? Find the
area of the actual room.

Find Actual Find Actual Find Area of the

Length: Width: ACTUAL room:
Finding Area...always SCALE SIDES FIRST! COPY
(Then find the area)
Ex: The scale in the drawing of Bob’s room is 2 inches : 4 feet.
What are the length and width of the actual room? Find the
area of the actual room.

Find Actual Find Actual Find Area of the

Length: Width: ACTUAL room:

W K U W K U Actual Area:
drawing 2in = 12in drawing 2in = 6in
actual 4ft x actual 4ft x L x W
24in x 12in
2x = 48 24 = 2x
x = 24 12 = x
= 288 ft2
Actual Length: Actual Width:
24 ft 12 ft
Test Prep :) The scale drawing of a field
in the shape of a triangle is
shown. What is the actual
area, in square meters, of
this field?
A. 8.75
B. 17.5
C. 35
D. 70
Test Prep :) The scale drawing of a field
in the shape of a triangle is
shown. What is the actual
area, in square meters, of
this field?
A. 8.75
B. 17.5
C. 35
D. 70 Correct Answer

Only 29% of students got

this correct last year!!

Why??
This reduction is similar to a picture that
Katie painted. The height of the actual
painting is 54 centimeters.
What is the width of the actual painting?

2 cm = 3 cm
____
54cm w cm Write a proportion.
54 • 3 = 2 • w The cross products are equal.
162 = 2w w is multiplied by 2.
162 = ___
____ 2w Divide both sides by 2 to
2 2 undo the multiplication.
81 = w
The width of the actual painting is 81 cm.
The End!

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