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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 1 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Multiply to grow, divide to shrink): Real length = drawing length × what 1 cm stands for. Drawing length = real length ÷ what 1 cm stands for. Units: 1 m = 100 cm · 1 cm = 10 mm · 1 km = 1000 m.

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  1. 1.📐 A beam is 930 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 520 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to hide sizes (b) big things fit on paper (c) to save ink only (d) to make them pretty
  4. 4.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 5
  5. 5.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1000
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 670 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 10000 (d) 1000
  8. 8.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 6 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 950 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 A beam is 730 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 640 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 970 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 470 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 12 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 150 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 180 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 90 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  27. 27.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 140 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 150 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 210 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 55 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 320 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 250 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 380 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. 9.3
  2. 5.2
  3. big things fit on paper
  4. 10
  5. 100
  6. 6.7
  7. 1000
  8. 210
  9. 3
  10. 9.5
  11. 7.3
  12. 6.4
  13. 60
  14. 100
  15. 9.7
  16. 4.7
  17. 520
  18. 200
  19. 6
  20. 120
  21. 380
  22. 15
  23. 1.8
  24. 70
  25. 9
  26. 4
  27. 320
  28. 50
  29. 110
  30. 1.4
  31. 22
  32. 1.5
  33. 2.1
  34. 11
  35. 160
  36. 16
  37. 20
  38. 260
  39. 2.5
  40. 3.8

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