map represents 50 miles, what is the length of the
41.
highway on the map?
ANSWER:
ANSWER:
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9 in.
The figures are similar. Determine each
42. Financial Literacy A homeowner whose house is
missing measure.
assessed for $120,000 pays $1800 in taxes. At the
same rate, what is the tax on a house assessed at
47.
$135,000?
ANSWER:
$2025
On the scale drawing of a museum, the scale is
0.5 inch = 10 feet. Find the actual length of each
gallery.
ANSWER:
43.
7.2 in.
48.
ANSWER:
120 ft
44.
ANSWER:
8 cm
49. A mosaic is created using rectangular blocks. Block
A has a length of 5 centimeters and a width of 2.5
ANSWER:
centimeters. Block B is similar to block A and has a
85 ft
length of 7 centimeters. What is the width of block
B?
45.
ANSWER:
3.5 cm
50. Keshawn enlarges a rectangular photograph to make
ANSWER:
a poster that is similar to the photograph. The
150 ft
photograph is 4 inches wide and 6 inches long. The
poster is 51 inches long. What is the width of the
46. The length of a highway is 900 miles. If 0.5 inch on a
poster?
map represents 50 miles, what is the length of the
highway on the map?
ANSWER:
34 in.
ANSWER:
9 in.
51. At 7 feet 8 inches, the world’s tallest woman casts a
46-inch shadow. At the same time, the world’s
The figures are similar. Determine each
shortest woman casts a 15.5-inch shadow. How tall
missing measure.
is the world’s shortest woman?
47.
ANSWER:
31 in.
52. The largest known pyramid is the Pyramid of Khufu.
At a certain time of day, a vertical yard stick casts a
shadow 1.5 feet long, and the pyramid casts a
shadow 241 feet long. How tall is the pyramid?
ANSWER:
ANSWER:
7.2 in.
482 ft
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53. Mylie’s house is 9 meters tall and casts a shadow 1.5
meters long. At the same time of day, a nearby