Mathematics Grade 9 15 min

Scale drawings word problems

Scale drawings word problems

What you'll learn

  • Identify the hour hand and minute hand on an analog clock.
  • Read and state the time shown on an analog clock when the minute hand is pointing to the 12 (o'clock).
  • Identify when the minute hand is pointing to the 6 as 'half past' the hour.
  • Identify when the minute hand is pointing to the 3 or 9 as 'quarter past' or 'quarter to' the hour.

Tutorial Preview

1

A map scale is 1 inch : 10 miles. A road on the map is 3 inches long. What is the actual length of the road?

2

A blueprint's scale is 1 cm : 2 m. A real wall is 12 meters long. How long is the wall on the blueprint?

3

A model airplane is 4 inches long. The real airplane is 20 feet long. What is the scale of the model?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
A map scale is 1 cm : 5 km. The distance between two cities on the map is 4 cm. What is the actual distance?
0.20 km
1.9 km
2.1.25 km
3.25 km
Easy
A drawing's scale is 1 inch : 2 feet. A table in the drawing is 3 inches long. How long is the actual table?
0.3 ft
1.5 ft
2.6 ft
3.1.5 ft
Easy
A blueprint scale is 1 cm : 3 m. A real room is 9 m wide. How wide is the room on the blueprint?
0.27 cm
1.3 cm
2.6 cm
3.12 cm

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What grade level is "Scale drawings word problems"?

Scale drawings word problems is a Grade 9 Mathematics lesson on ExcelOS.

What will I learn in Scale drawings word problems?

You'll be able to: Identify the hour hand and minute hand on an analog clock; Read and state the time shown on an analog clock when the minute hand is pointing to the 12 (o'clock); Identify when the minute hand is pointing to the 6 as 'half past'….

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This lesson includes 25 practice questions across multiple difficulty levels, each with instant feedback and explanations.

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