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Math tests Grade 7 : Scale Drawings and Similar Figures — Zyro the alien explorer of Planète Maths

Suggested time: 45 minutes. Out of 20 points. Calculator allowed only when the problem says so.

1 Scale and lengths / 4 pts

A map uses the scale 1 cm : 6 m.

  1. A path measures 3.5 cm on the map. Find its actual length.
  2. A pool is 90 m long. How long is it on the map?
  3. Write the scale as a ratio with the same unit on both sides.

2 Two rectangles / 4 pts

Rectangle ABCD is 4 cm by 7 cm. Rectangle A′B′C′D′ is a scale drawing of ABCD with a short side of 10 cm.

  1. Find the scale factor.
  2. Find the long side of A′B′C′D′.
  3. Find both perimeters.
  4. Find both areas and compare them.

3 Distances on a map / 3 pts

A road map has the scale 1 in : 12 mi.

  1. Two towns are 3.25 in apart on the map. What is the actual distance?
  2. A trip is 78 mi long. How many inches does it measure on the map?

4 A living room plan / 4 pts

A floor plan uses the scale 1 cm : 2 ft. The living room is a rectangle 7 cm by 5 cm on the plan.

  1. Find the actual dimensions.
  2. Find the actual area.
  3. Find the area on the plan.
  4. Show that the two areas are related by the square of the scale.

5 Similar triangles / 3 pts

Triangle ABC has sides 5, 12, and 13. Triangle DEF is similar to it, and its shortest side is 15.

  1. Find the scale factor.
  2. Find the other two sides of DEF.
  3. Triangle ABC has area 30. Find the area of DEF.

6 True or false? / 2 pts

Say whether each statement is true or false and justify.

  1. If a drawing uses a scale factor of 3, the actual area is 3 times the drawing area.
  2. In a scale drawing, the angles are the same as in the original.
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