Lesson 10: Practice Problems
Problem 1
Here is a scale drawing of a swimming pool where 1 cm represents 1 m.
![A scale drawing of a rectangular swimming pool.](../../../../../../embeds/4c550fca--7.1.10.SwimmingPool.png)
How long and how wide is the actual swimming pool?
Will a scale drawing where 1 cm represents 2 m be larger or smaller than this drawing?
Make a scale drawing of the swimming pool where 1 cm represents 2 m.
Problem 2
A map of a park has a scale of 1 inch to 1,000 feet. Another map of the same park has a scale of 1 inch to 500 feet. Which map is larger? Explain or show your reasoning.
Problem 3
On a map with a scale of 1 inch to 12 feet, the area of a restaurant is 60 in². Han says that the actual area of the restaurant is 720 ft². Do you agree or disagree? Explain your reasoning.
Problem 4 From Unit 1 Lesson 3
If Quadrilateral
![A trapezoid labeled P. The parallel sides form the top and bottom of the shape. The length of the top side is labeled 7 units and the length of the bottom side is labeled 15 units. The two legs that join the two parallel sides together are each labeled 15 units](../../../../../../embeds/a24b5d36--7.1.A.PP.Image.36.png)
Problem 5 From Unit 1 Lesson 2
Triangle
![Two triangles labeled ABC and DEF. Triangle ABC has horizontal side AB with point B to the right of point A and point C is directly above side AB. Triangle DEF has horizontal side DE with point E to the right of point D and point F is directly above side DE.](../../../../../../embeds/4cd6c5b6--7.1.PP.New.Image.04.png)