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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 159 · 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 beam is 500 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 150 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 300 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 50 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  16. 16.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 230 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  23. 23.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 10000
  24. 24.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to hide sizes (c) to save ink only (d) to make them pretty
  25. 25.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 530 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 A beam is 740 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  32. 32.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 5 (d) 10
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 11 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 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 810 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 6 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 16 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 26
  3. 90
  4. 100
  5. 30
  6. 100
  7. 120
  8. 15
  9. 330
  10. 1.5
  11. 15
  12. 10
  13. 10
  14. 14
  15. 40
  16. 220
  17. 12
  18. 60
  19. 36
  20. 34
  21. 2.3
  22. 360
  23. 1000
  24. big things fit on paper
  25. 390
  26. 240
  27. 25
  28. 5.3
  29. 22
  30. 18
  31. 7.4
  32. 10
  33. 20
  34. 55
  35. 100
  36. 10
  37. 8.1
  38. 3
  39. 50
  40. 8

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