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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 103 · 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.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  3. 3.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 60
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 870 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 230 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 830 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 110 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  8. 8.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) to save ink only (c) big things fit on paper (d) to hide sizes
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 28 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 450 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 5 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 630 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 860 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 95 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 16 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 10000
  28. 28.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  31. 31.📐 A beam is 330 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 60 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 350 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 910 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 690 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 770 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 160
  3. 100
  4. 8.7
  5. 2.3
  6. 8.3
  7. 11
  8. big things fit on paper
  9. 85
  10. 90
  11. 14
  12. 4.5
  13. 2
  14. 10
  15. 20
  16. 6.3
  17. 200
  18. 8.6
  19. 100
  20. 60
  21. 19
  22. 240
  23. 200
  24. 120
  25. 130
  26. 8
  27. 1000
  28. 90
  29. 20
  30. 38
  31. 3.3
  32. 3
  33. 280
  34. 28
  35. 320
  36. 3.5
  37. 9.1
  38. 6.9
  39. 75
  40. 7.7

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