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An architect draws a scaled down plan of a building. On the map, the dimensions of a room is written as 5 cm × 4 cm. According to the scale that he uses, 2 cm = 100 km. What are the actual dimensions of the room?


A

250 m × 200 m

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250 km × 200 km

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250 cm × 200 cm

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2.50 km × 20.0 km

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Solution

The correct option is B

250 km × 200 km


Given that, 2 cm = 100 km

Therefore, 1 cm is equivalent to 50 km.

Actual dimensions of the room
= (5 × 50) km × (4 × 50) km
= 250 km × 200 km


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