Question

) Nadia wants to draw a scale diagram of the garden. The garden is rectangular and measures 1350 cm by 1000 cm Nadia says, “If I use a scale of 1 cm to 50 cm, the drawing will fit on a piece of A4 paper”. A4 paper measures 297 mm by 210 mm Is Nadia correct? Explain how you decide

Answer 1

• Nadia is correct

Explanation:

Dimensions of the diagram:

• Length ⇒ 1350/50 = 27 cm
• Width ⇒ 1000/50 = 20 cm

Nadia is correct as the diagram of 27 cm × 20 cm will fit in A4 paper