Question

Side of a square garden is 30 m. If the scale used to draw its picture is 1cm: 5m, the perimeter of the square in the picture is

(a) 20 cm (b) 24 cm (c) 28 cm (d) 30 cm

Answer 1

(b) 24 cm

Given, side of a square garden = 30 m

Scale to draw garden picture is 1 cm: 5 m

So, perimeter of the square garden is = 4 × 30

= 120 m

Then,

Perimeter to draw garden in picture = 120/5

= 24 cm