Lesson Notes

Questions regarding scale and plans

Based on his survey, Mr Khan decides to build identical one-bedroom houses on his
piece of land. Each of these houses will consist of a living room, a bedroom, a bathroom
and a kitchen.
The layout of each house is given in the scale diagram below.
❖The inside measurements are:
❖Living room 4 m × 4 m
❖Bedroom 4 m × 3 m
❖Kitchen 3 m × 2 m
❖Bathroom 2 m × 1,5 m
❖Fitted cupboard in the bedroom:
❖3,5 m × 450 mm.
❖Fitted L-shaped cupboard in kitchen that ends in line with the bedroom wall: width of
450 mm.
❖Fitted stove in the kitchen: covers a floor area of 0,45 m 2.
❖Fitted sink in the kitchen: length of 1 m and width of 450 mm.
❖The outside patio completes the house so that the house is rectangular in shape.
❖The patio has a concrete floor with a uniform thickness.
❖The bathroom, living room and kitchen are tiled, while the bedroom is carpeted.

Calculate the uniform thickness (in mm) of the concrete floor of the patio if the volume of
concrete used is 0,375 m3 .
Given the formula: Volume of a rectangular prism = area of base × height
Answer:
Length of patio = 7 m – (1,5 m + 3 m) = 2,5 m
Breath of patio = 6 m – 4 m = 2 m
Area of patio = length × breadth  = 2, 5 × 2 = 5 m2
Volume of rectangular prism = area of base × height
0,375 = 5 × thickness
thickness = 0,375 ÷ 5 = 0,075 m = 75 mm
EXAM-BASED QUESTIONS
Lesson 1
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cellphone:
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Lesson 2
Below is a picture of a house and the floor plan.
1.Give a general description of this house.
2.Determine the area of the house excluding the porch, in m 2.
Note: 1 m = 3,28 feet
12” = 1’
Lesson 3
1.The front of a house on a stand is South-facing. You are standing looking at the front
of the house. If you were looking at the house from the left-hand side, what would the
elevation be called?
2.The front of a cottage on a river faces West. What is the elevation from the rear of the
house?
Lesson 4
P1 November 2012
Maria has a house in Qwaqwa. The floor plan of Maria's house showing the actual
exterior measurements is given below:

1.How many windows does Maria's house have?

2.On the floor plan the exterior length of the northern wall is 70 mm. Determine the
scale of the floor plan in the form 1 : ...
3.The area of the kitchen is 72% less than the area of the living room. Calculate the
area (in m2) of the kitchen if the area of the living room is 39,54 m 2.
ANSWERS
Lesson 1
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Therefore, it is recommended to pay special attention when handling, inserting or
removing the card.
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Lesson 2
1.It consists of a family room, a bedroom, kitchen, dressing room combined with a
bathroom and it has a porch.
2.Length of house = 30’4” – 5’ = 25’4”
25’4” = 25,333... ‘ ÷ 3.28 = 7,72... m
27’6” = 27,5’ ÷ 3,28 = 8,384... m
Area = 7,72... × 8,384... = 64,755... ≈ 64,76 m 2
Lesson 3
1.West elevation.
2.East elevation.
Lesson 4
1.7
2.70 mm : 7 000 mm  = 1: 100
3.100% – 72% = 28%
area of the kitchen =28% × 39,54 m2 ≈ 11,07 m2
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