Solve Problems Involving Similar Figures and Scale Drawings

Matching 1. Match the equivalent values. 0.22 22% 1 0.2 2.2% 0.022 2. Here is a short video to watch if you forgot how to solve proportions using the butterfly method. 3. Lance the alien is 5 feet tall. His shadow is 8 feet long. At the same time of day, a tree’s shadow is 32 feet long. What is the height of the tree? 20 ft 24 ft 29 ft 51 ft 4. A telephone booth that is 8 ft tall casts a shadow that is 4 ft long. Find the height of a man that casts a 2 ft shadow standing next to the telephone booth. 2 feet 4 feet 6 feet 10 feet 5. A map has a scale of 3 cm : 18 miles. If San Antonio and San Marcos are 54 miles apart, then how far apart are they on the map? 3 cm 6 cm 9 cm 12 cm