Question

4

On a plan with a scale of 1:50, the floor of a rectangular cupboard is
shown with dimensions 25 cm by 3.6 cm. What are the actual dimensions
of the floor? Give your answers in metres.



Anyone know the answer ?

Answer 1

The actual dimensions of the floor are 12,5m by 1,8m.

Explanation:

Scale problems are solved by proportions, using a rule of three.

Scale of 1:50

This means that each cm on the cupboard has a real dimension of 50 cm

25 cm on the cupboard:

So the real dimension is:

25*50 = 1250 cm = 12,5m

3.6 cm

The real dimension is:

3.6*50 = 160 cm = 1,8 m

The actual dimensions of the floor are 12,5m by 1,8m.