Scale

Swimming pool is long 110 m and 30 m wide. The plan of the city is shown as a rectangle with area 8.25 cm2.

What scale is the city plan?

Correct result:

M(1:x); x =  2000

Solution:

x=110⋅30⋅10028.25=2000  M 1:2000

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