ECZ 2014 · O-Level Paper 1 — Similarity and Congruency

A square park has its map drawn to a scale of 1 : n. Four beacons P, Q, R and S are placed at the four corners of the park. Beacons P and Q, which are 240 m apart on the ground, are 12 cm apart on the map. Find the value of n.

  • A. 2 000
  • B. 20
  • C. 20 000
  • D. 200 000

Verified working — step 1

A scale compares like with like - put both lengths in centimetres before dividing.

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