Name ______ Scale and Scale Drawings - Area

Name ______Scale and Scale Drawings - Area

Date ______

Directions: Answer each question below. Make sure you show your work.

PART A. Let the scale be 2 cm: 8 feet for each problem in this section.

(1) A wall measures 10 feet by 8 feet. Find the area of the wall and the area of the wall in a scale drawing.

(2) A small table has dimensions of 6 feet by 4 feet. Find the area of the table and the area of the table in a scale drawing.

(3) The scale model of a living room has the room as 10 cm by 12 cm. Calculate the area of the scale model of the living room floor as well as the real living room floor.

(4) The scale drawing of a television is 1.5 cm by 1cm. What is the area of the TV screen in the drawing? What is the area of the real television screen?

PART B.

(5) Use the scale to find the length of each side of the scale drawing. (6) Find the area of the kitchen. (7) Find the area of the scale drawing of the kitchen. (8) Find the area of the living room. (9) Find the area of the scale model of the living room. (10) If carpeting costs $0.21 per square meter, how much money does it cost to carpet the living room and the kitchen.