Construct a scale of 1 cm = 1 m to read meters and decimeters and long enough to measure up to 14 meters. Show on this scale a distance equal to 12.4 meters.
Given data 1 cm = 1 m Maximum Distance to be given = 14 m Indicate= 12.4 m To Find: Representative Fraction [R.F.] = ? Length of Scale = ? Now, R.F.=Length of the Drawing Actual length of Object R.F.=1 cm 1 m R.F.=1 cm 1 × 100 cm R.F.=1100 Now, Length of Scale = R.F. × Maximum Distance Length of Scale = 1 100 × 14 × 100Length of Scale = 14 cm