Similar figures and scale drawings worksheet answers

Similar Shapes and Scale Drawings Worksheet :

Worksheet given in this section will be much useful for the students who would like to practice solving real-world problems using geometric figures.

Similar Shapes and Scale Drawings Worksheet - Problems

Problem 1 :   

A blueprint is a technical drawing that usually displays architectural plans. Pete’s blueprint shows a layout of a house. Every 4 inches in the blueprint represents 3 feet of the actual house. One of the walls in the blueprint is 24 inches long. What is the actual length of the wall ?

Problem 2 :

David would like to make paint the rectangular shaped wall. The measures of dimensions of the wall is given in the picture using scale factor. In the picture given below, every 1 inch represents 3 feet of the actual length. If the cost of painting is $2.50 per square feet, find the total cost of painting for the entire wall. 

Problem 3 : 

A person that is 5ft tall that casts a shadow of 4ft is standing next to a tree that casts a shadow of 10ft. How tall is the tree ?

Similar shapes and scale drawings worksheet - Solution

Problem 1 : 

A blueprint is a technical drawing that usually displays architectural plans. Pete’s blueprint shows a layout of a house. Every 4 inches in the blueprint represents 3 feet of the actual house. One of the walls in the blueprint is 24 inches long. What is the actual length of the wall ?

Solution : 

Let "x" be the original length of the wall in feet. 

Step 1 :

Using scale factor, we have 

4 inches -----> 3 feet 

24 inches -----> x feet

Step 2 :

Let us proportion to solve for "x" 

4 : 3  =  24 : x

or

4/3  =  24/x

Step 3 : 

Simplify

4x  =  (24)(3)

x  =  (24)(3) / 4

x  =  (6)(3)

x  =  18

So, the original length of the wall is 18 feet.

Problem 2 : 

David would like to make paint the rectangular shaped wall. The measures of dimensions of the wall is given in the picture using scale factor. In the picture given below, every 1 inch represents 3 feet of the actual length. If the cost of painting is $2.50 per square feet, find the total cost of painting for the entire wall. 

Solution : 

Scale factor : 1 in = 3 feet

Step 1 :

Find the length of the wall in feet. 

Length  =  8 inches

Length  =  8 x 3 feet

Length  =  24 feet

Step 2 :

Find the width of the wall in feet. 

Width  =  4 inches

Width  =  4 x 3 feet

Width  =  12 feet

Step 3 : 

Find area of the wall in square feet. 

Area of the wall  =  Length x Width 

Area of the wall  =  24 x 12

Area of the wall  =  288 square feet.  

Step 4 : 

Find the total cost of painting for the entire wall. 

Cost of painting per square feet  =  $2.50

Total cost of painting for the entire wall  is equal to area of the wall times $2.50

=  288 x 2.50

=  720

So, the total cost of painting for the entire wall is $720.

Problem 3 : 

A person that is 5ft tall that casts a shadow of 4ft is standing next to a tree that casts a shadow of 10ft. How tall is the tree ?

Solution : 

Let "x" be the height of the tree. 

Step 1 :

In the given picture, two shapes are similar.

So, we can have the following proportion using the lengths of the corresponding sides. 

4 : 10  =  5 : x

or

4/10  =  5/x

Step 2 : 

Simplify

4x  =  (5)(10)

4x  =  50

x  =  50/4

x  =  12.5

So, the height of the tree is 12.5 feet. 

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