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The scale on a drawing of a swimming pool is 1cm=4m. What is the actual length of the pool if it's 10cm long on the drawing

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40 meters is the answer

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1 cm was multiplied by ten, so wee need to do that on the other side too.

1 times 10 = 10 cm, so 4 times 10 = 40 meters,
So your answer is 40 meters. Hope it helps!
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