Length and area in scale drawings, practice seventh grade answers

Answer 1

1. A room is 20 feet long in real life. In a scale drawing where the scale is 1 inch = 5 feet, what is the length of the room in the drawing?
- 20 feet ÷ 5 feet = 4 inches

2. A garden is 30 feet wide in real life. In a scale drawing where the scale is 1 inch = 6 feet, what is the width of the garden in the drawing?
- 30 feet ÷ 6 feet = 5 inches

3. A swimming pool is 40 feet long in real life. In a scale drawing where the scale is 1 inch = 10 feet, what is the length of the swimming pool in the drawing?
- 40 feet ÷ 10 feet = 4 inches

4. A rectangular field has an area of 200 square feet in real life. In a scale drawing where the scale is 1 inch = 8 feet, what is the area of the field in the drawing?
- 200 square feet ÷ 8 feet = 25 square inches

5. A parking lot is 50 feet wide in real life. In a scale drawing where the scale is 1 inch = 7 feet, what is the width of the parking lot in the drawing?
- 50 feet ÷ 7 feet = 7.14 inches (rounded to the nearest hundredth)