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M7 Scale Vocabulary
7th grade math scale drawings vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| scale | the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it |
| scale drawing | a figure that is the same shape as the object it represents |
| unit rate | A ratio in which the second quantity in the comparison is one unit |
| scale factor | a unit rate that is applied to each length of the original figure |
| multiplication | the operation used to scale from the original to the similar figure |
| division | inverse operation of multiplication |
| addition | to sum |
| subtraction | inverse operation of addition |
| 4 | What is the scale factor from ABC to DEF? Original: AB = 3; Scaled figure: DE = 12 |
| 1/4 | What is the scale factor from DEF to ABC? Orignal: DE = 12; Scaled figure: AB = 3 |