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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 151 · 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 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?
  2. 2.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 1000
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 350 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 830 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 630 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 540 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 180 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 430 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 10000 (d) 1000
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to save ink only (c) to make them pretty (d) to hide sizes
  16. 16.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  17. 17.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 360 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 470 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 130 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 60
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 36 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 760 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 840 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 160 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 17 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 real bridge is 120 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 940 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. 100
  2. 10
  3. 3.5
  4. 8.3
  5. 6.3
  6. 450
  7. 40
  8. 5.4
  9. 420
  10. 9
  11. 60
  12. 4.3
  13. 1000
  14. 20
  15. big things fit on paper
  16. 360
  17. 140
  18. 3.6
  19. 4.7
  20. 200
  21. 1.3
  22. 100
  23. 20
  24. 18
  25. 100
  26. 10
  27. 7.6
  28. 8.4
  29. 11
  30. 220
  31. 14
  32. 300
  33. 180
  34. 60
  35. 90
  36. 30
  37. 16
  38. 170
  39. 12
  40. 9.4

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