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NAME:DATE: BLOCK:SCALE DRAWINGS OF CHARLOTTEOBJECTIVE: Students will gain an understanding of how to use maps and scale drawings by measuring distances on a map using centimeters and converting them to miles by using a proportion.MATERIALS: Charlotte area map, ruler with centimeters, pencil, table shown below.DIRECTIONS: Open the map and lay it flat if you have one at your group-or- stand by the map you are assigned to. Turn your ruler around so that you are measuring with centimeters.Measure the scale on the map. Record the ratio. Now begin recording the information into your table.Now begin recording the information into your table.Set up a proportion to find the distance in miles.LOCATIONDISTANCE IN CMPROPORTIONDISTANCE IN MILESDerita to Charlotte Douglas AirportUniversity of NC to Methodist Home ParkJohnson C. Smith University to MatthewsCarmel to ConcordUniversity City to Lake WylieFor problems 1-10, fill in the missing dimensions. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.1. The scale factor for a model is 5 cm = ________ m Model : 9.5 cm actual: 30.5 m2. The scale of a map is 2m = 4 mi map: 12m actual: ______ mi3. The scale of a map is 2 ft = 10.4 mi map: ________ft actual: 20.8 mi4. The scale factor for a model is 7 cm = ________ m Model : 40.4 cm actual: 80.6 m5. The scale of a map is 5 m = 15 mi map: 7.8 m actual: ______ mi6. The scale of a map is 6 km = 4 mi map: ________km actual: 40.1 mi7. The scale factor for a model is 5 cm = ________ m Model : 40.2 cm actual: 60.2 m8.The scale of a map is 4 m = 18 mi map: 6.8 m actual: ______ mi9. The scale of a map is 4ft = 16 mi map: ________ft actual: 80 mi10. The scale factor for a model is 8 cm = ________ m Model : 80.8 cm actual: 90.6 m11. Anthony is building a scale model of a railroad station near his house. His scale is 1 in. = 12 ft. The actual station is 540 ft long. What is the length of the model of the railroad station?12. The scale of a porch used in a drawing is 1 in. = 4 ft. The actual length of the porch is ft. What is the length of the porch in the drawing?13. A scale drawing that Sean created had a scale of 1 in. = 2 ft. The actual length of his rectangular shaped room measures 13 ft. What is the length of his room on the drawing?14. A 10-ft tree makes an 18-ft shadow. About how tall is a person who makes a 12-ft shadow at the same time?15. Sofia stands 5.5 feet tall and has a shadow that measures 3 feet long. At the same time, a tree next to Sofia has a shadow that measures 12 feet long. How tall is the tree?16. A 600-ft tall building is represented by a 30-in. tall model. Using the same scale, what would be the model size of a 380-ft tall building? ................
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