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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 147 · 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 real bridge is 75 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 100
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) big things fit on paper (c) to hide sizes (d) to save ink only
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 400 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 8 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 850 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 840 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 230 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  23. 23.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 780 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 10000 (c) 10 (d) 1000
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 500 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 830 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 980 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 380 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 210 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 10
  3. 600
  4. 100
  5. 16
  6. big things fit on paper
  7. 3
  8. 120
  9. 20
  10. 4
  11. 32
  12. 16
  13. 8.5
  14. 6
  15. 120
  16. 8.4
  17. 400
  18. 180
  19. 2.3
  20. 50
  21. 19
  22. 36
  23. 400
  24. 7.8
  25. 330
  26. 1000
  27. 280
  28. 18
  29. 280
  30. 12
  31. 20
  32. 22
  33. 5
  34. 8.3
  35. 9.8
  36. 19
  37. 13
  38. 360
  39. 2.1
  40. 11

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