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Write ratio answers like 1:60. |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1) A toy bus is 7 centimeters long. The actual bus is 203 centimeters long. How many times as long as the toy is the actual bus?\u003Cbr>2) A model elevator car is 4 feet tall. The actual elevator car is 184 feet tall. How many times as tall as the model is the actual elevator car?\u003Cbr>3) Rachel builds a scale model of a rocket ship. The actual rocket ship is 61 feet tall. Her model is 12 inches tall. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual rocket ship? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>4) Carol builds a scale model of a bridge. The actual bridge is 65 feet long. Her model is 10 inches long. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual bridge? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>5) A model submarine is 3 feet long. The actual submarine is 72 feet long. How many times as long as the model is the actual submarine? |  |  |  |  | 1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) Tom makes a scale model of a monument. The actual monument is 78 feet tall. His model is 24 inches tall. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual monument? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>7) Jerry builds a scale model of a stadium. The actual stadium is 225 feet long. His model is 27 inches long. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual stadium? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>8) A model rocket is 8 feet tall. The actual rocket is 248 feet tall. How many times as tall as the model is the actual rocket? |  |  |  |  | 7.  \u003Cbr>8.  \u003Cbr>9.  \u003Cbr>10.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9)\u003Cbr>10)\u003Cbr>11)\u003Cbr>12)\u003Cbr>13)\u003Cbr>14)\u003Cbr>15) | A drawing of a dinosaur is 4 centimeters tall. The actual dinosaur is 148 centimeters tall. How many times as tall as the drawing is the actual dinosaur?\u003Cbr>A model crane is 3 feet tall. The actual crane is 54 feet tall. How many times as tall as the model is the actual crane?\u003Cbr>Janet makes a scale model of a castle. The actual castle is 14 feet tall. Her model is 6 inches tall. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual castle? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>Luke builds a scale model of a dam. The actual dam is 72 feet tall. His model is 18 inches tall. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual dam? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>A collector displays a scale model of a submarine. The actual submarine is 26 feet long. The model is 12 inches long. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual submarine? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 .\u003Cbr>A sketch of a dinosaur is 11 centimeters long. The actual dinosaur is 682 centimeters long. How many times as long as the sketch is the actual dinosaur?\u003Cbr>A hobby shop sells a scale model of an airplane. The actual airplane is 55 feet long. The model is 15 inches long. What is the scale factor comparing the model to the actual airplane? Write your answer as a ratio like 1:60 . |  |  |  | 11.  \u003Cbr>12.  \u003Cbr>13.  \u003Cbr>14.  \u003Cbr>15.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  | Math\u003Cbr>[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com)\u003Cbr>1\u003Cbr>1-10\u003Cbr>11-15 | 93 | 87 | 80 |  | 73 | 67 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 33 |\n|  |  | 27 | 20 | 13 |  | 7 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nFinding Scale Factors (Word)  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Solve each problem. Write ratio answers like 1:60. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1)\u003Cbr>2)\u003Cbr>3)\u003Cbr>4)\u003Cbr>5)\u003Cbr>6)\u003Cbr>7)\u003Cbr>8)\u003Cbr>9)\u003Cbr>10)\u003Cbr>11)\u003Cbr>12)\u003Cbr>13)\u003Cbr>14)\u003Cbr>15) | A toy bus is 7 centimeters long. The actual bus is 203 centimeters long. How many times as long as the toy is the actual bus?\u003Cbr>A model elevator car is 4 feet tall. The actual elevator car is 184 feet tall","cbCaidBvptg5Ta2z","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidBvptg5Ta2z","pdf",44425,"English","# Solve each problem\n## Ratio answers like 1:60\n## Objects modeled at different scales","[{\"question\":\"What does the worksheet ask you to calculate for each problem?\",\"answer\":\"It asks you to compare a scale model to the actual object and find the scale factor. 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