Enlarge and shrink a shape on a grid
Grade 7 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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Ari enlarges a kite on a grid about the origin, scale factor 2. The tip is at (6, 1), and the arrow is × 2. What is the tip's new x-coordinate?
Jun enlarges a castle on a grid about the origin, scale factor 2. The tallest tower tip is at (5, 8), and the arrow is × 2. What is the tip's new y-coordinate?
Coordinate grid, each square one unit, 20 squares across. The origin and the old point (5, 8) are marked; the new copy is not drawn. Ratio table (old | new): the y row 8 | ?, with the arrow × 2 across the row. Coordinate grid, each square one unit, 20 squares across. The origin and the old point (5, 8) are marked; the new copy is not drawn. Ratio table (old | new): the y row 8 | ?, with the arrow × 2 across the row. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 old new y 8 × 2 -> ? Kira enlarges a tent on a grid about the origin, scale factor 3. The tent's top is at (3, 5), and the arrow is × 3. What is the top's new x-coordinate?
Coordinate grid, each square one unit, 20 squares across. The origin and the old point (3, 5) are marked; the new copy is not drawn. Ratio table (old | new): the x row 3 | ?, with the arrow × 3 across the row. Coordinate grid, each square one unit, 20 squares across. The origin and the old point (3, 5) are marked; the new copy is not drawn. Ratio table (old | new): the x row 3 | ?, with the arrow × 3 across the row. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 old new x 3 × 3 -> ? The length row 7 | ?, with the arrow × 2 across the row. Sketch, not to scale. Noah's drawing of a boat is 7 units long on a grid. A poster printer enlarges it with scale factor 2, and the arrow is × 2. How many units long is the new drawing?
The length row 8 | ?, with the arrow × 4 across the row. Sketch, not to scale. Pia's drawing of a tent is 8 units wide on a grid. A poster printer enlarges it with scale factor 4, and the arrow is × 4. How many units wide is the new drawing?
The length row 9 | ?, with the arrow × 2 across the row. Sketch, not to scale. Ren's castle wall is 9 units long on a grid. A poster printer enlarges it with scale factor 2, and the arrow is × 2. How many units long is the new wall?
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Ratio table (old | new)
The row 7 | 28, with the arrow ÷ 7 down to the 1 row 1 | ?. Sketch, not to scale.
Tala's robot drawing is 7 units tall on the grid. The dilated copy is 28 units tall. What is the scale factor from old to new, that is, new units for 1 old unit?
Ratio table (old | new)
The row 4 | 12, with the arrow ÷ 4 down to the 1 row 1 | ?. Sketch, not to scale.
Zee's house drawing is 4 units tall on the grid. The dilated copy is 12 units tall. What is the scale factor from old to new, that is, new units for 1 old unit?
Ratio table (old | new)
The row 7 | 21, with the arrow ÷ 7 down to the 1 row 1 | ?. Sketch, not to scale.
Ari's star drawing is 7 units wide on the grid. The dilated copy is 21 units wide. What is the scale factor from old to new, that is, new units for 1 old unit?
Ratio table (old | new)
The row 6 | 24, with the arrow ÷ 6 down to the 1 row 1 | ?. Sketch, not to scale.
Bo's window drawing is 6 units tall on the grid. The dilated copy is 24 units tall. What is the scale factor from old to new, that is, new units for 1 old unit?