School Store: Plan the Order Space

Use scale drawings to organize the store and its online orders.

Read the Store Plan

Use the labeled dimensions, not a ruler. For Questions 1–5, the store plan uses a scale of 1 cm = 1.5 m.

What actual length does the 8 cm side represent? m

What is the actual floor area of the store? m²

A rectangular pickup zone for online orders measures 2 cm by 3 cm on this plan.

What is the actual area of the pickup zone? m²

The store will put a 10.5 m shelf along the wall represented by the 8 cm side. How much wall length will remain uncovered?

A. The uncovered length will be 1.5 m.B. The uncovered length will be 2.5 m.C. The uncovered length will be 3 m.D. The uncovered length will be 4.5 m.

The store needs an aisle that is actually 1.2 m wide for moving online orders.

How wide should the aisle be on the plan? cm

Resize the Packing Plan

The two rectangles below form one L-shaped online-order workspace. Each grid interval represents 1 cm on the drawing. The scale is 1 cm = 0.5 m.

What is the total actual area of the L-shaped workspace? m²

Floor tape will mark the entire outside boundary of the L-shaped workspace. Do not include the shared edge between the two rectangles.

How much tape is needed? m

A printer enlarges the workspace drawing to 150% of its original dimensions. The actual workspace stays the same size. Give your answer as a fraction.

On the enlarged drawing, 1 cm represents m.

Instead of enlarging the drawing, Nia redraws the entire L-shaped workspace at a scale of 1 cm = 1 m.

What area will the workspace occupy on Nia's drawing? cm²

10.

For Nia's new scale of 1 cm = 1 m, select every correct statement about the redrawn workspace.

Check New Order Designs

Apply scales to packaging and layout decisions. Explain your reasoning in the final question.

11.

A rectangular thank-you card for online orders is actually 18 cm long and 12 cm wide. Its first drawing uses a scale of 1:6 and measures 3 cm by 2 cm.
Redraw the card at a scale of 1:3, meaning 1 cm on the drawing represents 3 cm on the actual card. Each grid interval below represents 1 cm on your drawing. Draw the longer sides horizontally.

12.

A shipping-label design is drawn at a scale of 1:4. The label's longer side measures 2.75 cm on the drawing.

What is the actual length of that side? cm

13.

The school store is considering a new online-order room measuring 15 m by 9 m. The whole rectangular plan must fit inside a 10 cm by 8 cm drawing space; it may touch the edges. Which scale allows it to fit?

A. Use a scale of 1 cm = 1.25 m.B. Use a scale of 1 cm = 1.5 m.C. Use a scale of 1 cm = 1 m.D. Use a scale of 1 cm = 0.75 m.

14.

An online-order storage area occupies 7 cm² on a drawing with scale 1 cm = 2 m. Omar says, “The actual area is 14 m² because I multiply by 2.” Explain his error and find the actual area.