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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 134 · 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 20 m. A real bridge is 60 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 350 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 990 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 480 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.📐 A beam is 730 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 260 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 270 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 90 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to hide sizes (b) big things fit on paper (c) to make them pretty (d) to save ink only
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 10000 (c) 100 (d) 10
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 140 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 900 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 340 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 60 (d) 10
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 65 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 120 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 890 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 70 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 5
  33. 33.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 980 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 30 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 26 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 490 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 460 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 3.5
  3. 9.9
  4. 200
  5. 160
  6. 20
  7. 4.8
  8. 320
  9. 7.3
  10. 40
  11. 13
  12. 2.7
  13. 300
  14. 18
  15. big things fit on paper
  16. 130
  17. 1000
  18. 30
  19. 14
  20. 50
  21. 90
  22. 9
  23. 3.4
  24. 60
  25. 100
  26. 13
  27. 6
  28. 8.9
  29. 30
  30. 7
  31. 140
  32. 10
  33. 110
  34. 9.8
  35. 6
  36. 13
  37. 4.9
  38. 180
  39. 14
  40. 4.6

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