Scaling is the process of showing a real object with its accurate sizes reduced or enlarged proportionately by a certain amount (called the scale). In these worksheets, your students will solve word problems that involve scale. They will determine scale in order to replicate something in a different size. There are six worksheets in this set. This set of worksheets contains lessons, step-by-step solutions to sample problems, both simple and more complex problems, a review, and a quiz. It also includes ample worksheets for students to practice independently. Students may require extra paper on which to do their calculations. Most worksheets contain between eight and ten problems. When finished with this set of worksheets, students will be able to solve word problems that involve reducing or enlarging sizes proportionately.

These worksheets explain how to solve word problems involving scale. Sample problems are solved and practice problems are provided.