A site plan has a scale of 1:100. From the scale drawing you can see that a socket outlet must be positioned on a wall 40 cm from the corner of the room in which you are standing. How far from the corner of the room would you actually measure to the centre of the socket's fixing position taking the scale into account?

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The scale 1:100 means that 1 unit on the plan is equal to 100 units in reality. Therefore, 40 cm on the plan translates to 40 cm * 100 = 4000 cm in reality, which is equal to 40 meters.

A Site Plan Has a Scale of 1:100