You can also explain what makes it different by representing each width and height pair with a ratio.
In one version of a trail mix, there are 3 cups of peanuts mixed with 2 cups of raisins. In another version of trail mix, there are 4.5 cups of peanuts mixed with 3 cups of raisins. Are the ratios equivalent for the two mixes? Explain your reasoning.
For this object, choose an appropriate scale for a drawing that fits on a regular sheet of paper:
A person
1 in : 1 ft
1: 1000
1 ft: 1 mile
1: 100,000
1: 10,000,000
1 mm: 1 km
1 cm : 1 m
For this object, choose an appropriate scale for a drawing that fits on a regular sheet of paper:
A football field (120 yards by 53 yards)
1: 100,000
1 cm : 1 m
1: 1000
1: 10,000,000
1 in : 1 ft
1 ft: 1 mile
1 mm: 1 km
For this object, choose an appropriate scale for a drawing that fits on a regular sheet of paper:
The state of Washington (about 240 miles by 360 miles)
1: 1000
1 mm: 1 km
1 cm : 1 m
1: 10,000,000
1 ft: 1 mile
1 in : 1 ft
1: 100,000
For this object, choose an appropriate scale for a drawing that fits on a regular sheet of paper:
The floor plan of a house
1 ft: 1 mile
1 in : 1 ft
1: 1000
1: 10,000,000
1 mm: 1 km
1 cm : 1 m
1: 100,000
For this object, choose an appropriate scale for a drawing that fits on a regular sheet of paper:
A rectangular farm (6 miles by 2 mile)
1: 10,000,000
1: 1000
1 cm : 1 m
1: 100,000
1 ft: 1 mile
1 mm: 1 km
1 in : 1 ft
Which scale is equivalent to 1 cm to 1 km?
1 to 1000
10,000 to 1
100,000 to 1
1 to 1,000,000
1 to 100,000