The scale on a drawing of a swimming pool is 1 cm = 4 m. What is the actual length of the pool if it is 10 cm long on the drawing
A. 40 m
B. 14 m
C. 40 cm
or D. 15 cm
Please help me im working ahead on my work so i can pack to go to florida
its C.40
not C, but A
So who's right?
To solve this problem, you need to use the given scale to figure out the actual length of the pool.
Given: 1 cm on the drawing = 4 m in actual length
If the length of the pool on the drawing is 10 cm, then you can set up a proportion to find the actual length:
1 cm on the drawing / 4 m = 10 cm on the drawing / x m
To solve for x, cross-multiply:
1 cm * x m = 10 cm * 4 m
x = (10 cm * 4 m) / 1 cm
x = 40 m
Therefore, the actual length of the swimming pool is 40 meters.
So, the correct answer is option A) 40 m.