A rectangular swimming pool measures 50 meters in length and 25 meters in width. What are the length and width of your scaled drawing with a scale of 1 centimeter represents 5 meters?
We know that for every 5 meters, there will be 1 centimeter. The pool is 50 meters by 25 meters. So to find this in terms of centimters, divide by 5 to get 10 cm by 5 cm.
