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Vacation Adventures

You are going on a vacation that


is sure to be an adventure! Your
destination: New York City! New
York is full of beautiful sights, like
the Empire State Building, Grand
Central Terminal, the Statue of
Liberty, and Rockefeller Center.

As you complete the task, keep


these questions in mind: How will
you use proportional reasoning as you prepare for your trip? What is the relationship
between the original image and the reduced or enlarged image?

Directions:

Complete each of the following tasks, reading the directions carefully as you go.

You will be graded on the work you show, or your solution process, in addition to
your answers. Make sure to show all of your work and to answer each question as
you complete the task. Type all of your work into this document so you can submit it
to your teacher for a grade. You will be given partial credit based on the work you
show and the completeness and accuracy of your explanations.

Your teacher will give you further directions for how to submit your work. You may be
asked to upload the document, e-mail it to your teacher, or hand in a hard copy.

Now let’s get started!

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Step 1: Determining and using scale factors

The Empire State Building is just over 1,450 feet tall. In anticipation of visiting this
landmark on your vacation, you create a model of it using blocks.

a) Suppose you are making a model where one block represents 2 feet. About how
many blocks tall is your model of the Empire State Building? What is the scale
factor? (2 points)

you would need about 730 blocks to have the correct amount
the scale factor is 1:2

b) Suppose you are making a model where one block represents 5 feet. About how
many blocks tall is your model of the Empire State Building? What is the scale
factor?
(2 points)
you will need about 290 blocks
the scale factor is 1:5

c) Look at the scale factor from parts a and b. Do they represent a reduction or an
enlargement of the Empire State Building? How do you know? (2 points)
a reduction of the empire state building
it represents an enlargement

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d) Use your knowledge of scale drawings and image sizes to fill in the missing
information in the table. (3 points)

Empire State Building

Original Actual Height


1,450 1,450 1,450
Image (in feet)

Reduced Model Height


145 750 290
Image (in blocks)

1 1
Scale Factor 1/10 1/2 1/5
25 50

e) Sally told Joe that if you are reducing an image, the scale factor is less than 1,
and if you are enlarging an image, the scale factor is greater than 1. Is Sally
correct? Explain. (2 points)

yes she is correct because if the scale factor is less then one it reduces the object
and if its more than one it makes the object bigger

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Step 2: Using proportional relationships

You are traveling by car to New York City. The map you will use for your journey is
below.

a) What is the scale factor on the map? (1 point)


1 unit = 557 miles

b) What is the approximate distance from Chicago to New York City? Use a
proportional relationship to solve the problem. Show your work. (2 points)

712 miles 1146 kilometers I know the distance between the city's from before hand

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c) What is the approximate distance from Denver to Chicago? Use a proportional
relationship to solve the problem. Show your work. (2 points)
916.76 mi (1,475.38 km)

d) You plan to begin your journey in San Jose and make stops in Denver and
Chicago on your way to New York City. Your father says that your journey will be
about 3,000 miles. Is this a close estimation of the distance? Explain your
reasoning. (2 points)
that is a pretty good estimation the actual distance is 2644.04 mils so the estimation
is about 400 mils off

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step 3: Solving problems involving scale drawings

New York’s Central Park is home to many


well-known sculptures, lakes, and grassy
areas where you can enjoy a picnic, a
concert, a paddle boat ride, a long walk, or
a horse-and-carriage ride.

a) According to the map on the left,

Central Park is about 50 blocks long by


9 blocks wide. What is the approximate

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area of the park? Show your work.
(2 points)

the park is about 2.5 miles long and half a mile wide so its about 840 acres in total and it
also makes up about 6% of Manhattan's land

b) Let’s say the area of the map is 21 square inches. You want to make an enlarged
map of Central Park to take with you
on your journey. Describe how you can
determine the area of the enlarged
map. (2 points)

The area of the enlarged map is gotten by multiplying the square of the scale factor by
21 in²

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c) Suppose the scale factor you will use to enlarge the map is 5:1. What is the
approximate area of the park in your enlarged drawing? Show your work. (2
points)

If the area of the map is 21 and the scale factor is 5:1, both of the dimensions of the
flat park are multiplied by 5. If both dimensions are multiplied by 5, then the area is
multiplied by (5*5)=25 times. 25*21=525.

d) How did you apply proportional reasoning as you worked through these
problems? (1 point)

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