GCSE Mathematics (9-1)
  1. H Similar shapes have length scale factor 4. A smaller length is 3 cm. Find the matching larger length.
  2. H Similar shapes have length scale factor 3. The smaller area is 8 cm2^2. Find the larger area.
  3. H Similar solids have length scale factor 2. The smaller volume is 15 cm3^3. Find the larger volume.
  4. H Similar rectangles have lengths 6 cm and 15 cm. The smaller area is 24 cm2^2. Find the larger area.
  5. H Similar solids have corresponding lengths 4 cm and 10 cm. The smaller volume is 32 cm3^3. Find the larger volume.
  6. H Similar shapes have area scale factor 25. Find the length scale factor.
  7. H Similar shapes have length scale factor 4 from small to large. The large area is 400 cm2^2. Find the small area.
  8. H Similar solids have length scale factor 3 from small to large. The large volume is 540 cm3^3. Find the small volume.
  9. H A cuboid is enlarged by scale factor 1.5. Original volume is 80 cm3^3. Find the new volume.
  10. H Similar triangles have side ratio small:large 2:52:5. Find the area ratio.
  11. H A similar shape has area scale factor 9. Its original corresponding length is 7 cm. Find the enlarged length.
  12. H Similar objects have volume ratio small:large 8:1258:125. Find the length ratio small:large.
  13. H A similar shape has length scale factor 3. A matching length is 4 cm and a smaller area is 7 cm2^2. Work out the enlarged length and area. Choose the factor for each quantity and explain why they differ.
Answers and concise solutions

1. Similar shapes have length scale factor 4. A smaller length is 3 cm. Find the matching larger length.

Answer: 12 cm.

2. Similar shapes have length scale factor 3. The smaller area is 8 cm2^2. Find the larger area.

Answer: 72 cm2^2.

3. Similar solids have length scale factor 2. The smaller volume is 15 cm3^3. Find the larger volume.

Answer: 120 cm3^3.

4. Similar rectangles have lengths 6 cm and 15 cm. The smaller area is 24 cm2^2. Find the larger area.

Answer: 150 cm2^2.

5. Similar solids have corresponding lengths 4 cm and 10 cm. The smaller volume is 32 cm3^3. Find the larger volume.

Answer: 500 cm3^3.

6. Similar shapes have area scale factor 25. Find the length scale factor.

Answer: The length scale factor is 55 (since 52=255^2=25).

7. Similar shapes have length scale factor 4 from small to large. The large area is 400 cm2^2. Find the small area.

Answer: 25 cm2^2.

8. Similar solids have length scale factor 3 from small to large. The large volume is 540 cm3^3. Find the small volume.

Answer: 20 cm3^3.

9. A cuboid is enlarged by scale factor 1.5. Original volume is 80 cm3^3. Find the new volume.

Answer: 270 cm3^3.

10. Similar triangles have side ratio small:large 2:52:5. Find the area ratio.

Answer: Area ratio small:large is 4:254:25.

11. A similar shape has area scale factor 9. Its original corresponding length is 7 cm. Find the enlarged length.

Answer: 21 cm.

12. Similar objects have volume ratio small:large 8:1258:125. Find the length ratio small:large.

Answer: Length ratio small:large is 2:52:5.

13. A similar shape has length scale factor 3. A matching length is 4 cm and a smaller area is 7 cm2^2. Work out the enlarged length and area. Choose the factor for each quantity and explain why they differ.

Answer: The enlarged length is 12 cm. The enlarged area is 63 cm2^2. Lengths use a factor of 3; areas use 32=93^2=9.

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