Isabella drew a rectangular design that was 6 in. wide and 8 in. long. She used a copy machine to enlarge the rectangular design so that the width was 10 in. What was the length of the enlarged design?
13 1/3 in.
Veronica is 6 ft. 2 in. tall, and her shadow is 4 ft. 1 in. long. At the same time, a building casts a shadow that is 19 ft. 10 in. long. Estimate the height of the building.
about 30 ft.
An actor is 6 ft. tall. On a billboard for a new movie, the actor's picture is enlarged so that his height is 16.8 ft. What is the scale factor?
2.8
On a scale drawing, a driveway is 6 in. long. The scale factor is 1/24. Find the length of the actual driveway.
144 in. or 12 ft.
A map of Texas has a scale of 1 in: 65 mi. The distance from Dallas to San Antonio is 260 mi. What is the distance in inches between these two cities on the map?
4 in.
