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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 135 · 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 2 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  4. 4.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  5. 5.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 220 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 10000 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 260 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 18 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 180 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to hide sizes (c) to make them pretty (d) to save ink only
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 360 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 A beam is 350 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  21. 21.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 720 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 560 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 740 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 190 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 60 (c) 10 (d) 100
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 280 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 810 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 700 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 360 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 320 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  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 10 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 34
  2. 60
  3. 150
  4. 160
  5. 130
  6. 150
  7. 280
  8. 70
  9. 11
  10. 4
  11. 7
  12. 80
  13. 1000
  14. 2.6
  15. 180
  16. 9
  17. 1.8
  18. big things fit on paper
  19. 3.6
  20. 3.5
  21. 10
  22. 30
  23. 7.2
  24. 5.6
  25. 32
  26. 7.4
  27. 440
  28. 220
  29. 50
  30. 1.9
  31. 100
  32. 2.8
  33. 100
  34. 8.1
  35. 7
  36. 18
  37. 3.2
  38. 280
  39. 90
  40. 75

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