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Real lengths from a scale worksheets

If 1 inch on a floor plan stands for 5 feet, a wall drawn 7 inches long is 35 feet long. These free printable worksheets practice that one step on maps, floor plans, blueprints and models, with an answer sheet.

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Real lengths from a scale
Real lengths from a scale worksheet — Maps, plans and models, free printable with answer key

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What's on this sheet

This is where to begin with scale drawings, because it is the direction that feels natural. Each unit on the drawing stands for a fixed amount in real life, so a longer drawn length means that many more of them. It is multiplication, and the sentence says so once it is read carefully.

Why this sheet works

The units change from question to question, and the two units in a scale are usually different: centimeters on the page and kilometers on the ground. Keeping them straight is most of what this sheet teaches. A student who writes the unit beside every number rarely gets lost.

How this one works

On a park map, 1 inch stands for 20 miles. A trail is 9 inches on the map. How many miles is that?

9×20
9×20=180
  1. Every 1 inch stands for 20 miles. So 9 inches is 9 times as much.
  2. 9 × 20 = 180, so the real length is 180 miles.

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