Answer:
The 25 m width of the actual swimming pool in the scale drawing is 5 cm
Step-by-step explanation:
The dimensions of the actual swimming pool given are
Length = 50 meters
Width = 25 meters
The length of the swimming pool on the scale drawing = 10 cm
The scale of the scale drawing is therefore;
10 cm on the scale drawing is equivalent to 50 meters of the actual swimming pool
Which gives;
10 cm:50 m
However, 50 m = 5,000 cm, therefore;
10 cm:5,000 cm or 10 : 5,000
Which is 10 to 5000 or 10/10 to 5000/10 = 1 to 500
The scale of the scale drawing is 1 to 500
or 1 cm of the scale drawing = 5 meters of the actual swimming pool
Therefore, the width of 25 meters of the actual swimming pool can be given as follows;
5 m = 1 cm
1 m = 1 cm/5
25 m = 25× 1 m = 25 × 1 cm/5 = 5 cm
Therefore, the 25 m width of the actual swimming pool in the scale drawing = 5 cm.
