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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 119 · 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 590 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 5 (d) 10
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 800 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  5. 5.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 440 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 7 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 wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 140 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 790 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 35 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 10 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 720 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 4 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 280 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 32 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  24. 24.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 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
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 500 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 840 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  31. 31.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 190 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 850 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 190 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 30 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 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 60 (d) 10

Answer key

  1. 5.9
  2. 10
  3. 8
  4. 25
  5. 20
  6. 30
  7. 4.4
  8. 320
  9. 15
  10. 35
  11. 12
  12. 7
  13. 7.9
  14. 80
  15. 7
  16. 2
  17. 7.2
  18. 600
  19. 20
  20. 2
  21. 2.8
  22. 16
  23. 16
  24. 80
  25. 40
  26. big things fit on paper
  27. 2
  28. 5
  29. 8.4
  30. 10
  31. 150
  32. 1.9
  33. 38
  34. 380
  35. 8.5
  36. 19
  37. 3
  38. 280
  39. 100
  40. 100

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