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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 138 · 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 5 m. A wall is 13 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 10 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  3. 3.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 320 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 930 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 24 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  8. 8.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 60
  9. 9.📐 A beam is 590 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 A beam is 260 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 880 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 180 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  15. 15.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 3 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 wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  17. 17.📐 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
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 390 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 350 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 22 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  27. 27.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 710 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 60 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 70 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 280 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 570 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 960 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 500 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 8 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 real bridge is 260 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 65
  2. 50
  3. 560
  4. 3.2
  5. 420
  6. 9.3
  7. 12
  8. 100
  9. 5.9
  10. 40
  11. 2.6
  12. 8.8
  13. 1.8
  14. 180
  15. 90
  16. 8
  17. big things fit on paper
  18. 400
  19. 3.9
  20. 130
  21. 3.5
  22. 20
  23. 2
  24. 150
  25. 11
  26. 1000
  27. 200
  28. 7.1
  29. 6
  30. 14
  31. 70
  32. 14
  33. 130
  34. 5.7
  35. 9.6
  36. 5
  37. 320
  38. 16
  39. 13
  40. 13

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