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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 166 · 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 20 m. A real bridge is 180 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 960 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 420 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 7 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 10 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  8. 8.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 60 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 170 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 210 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 640 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to hide sizes (b) to save ink only (c) to make them pretty (d) big things fit on paper
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 730 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 A beam is 850 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 820 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 360 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 400 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 940 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 10000 (d) 100
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 5 (d) 10
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  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.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 60 (d) 100
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 570 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 9
  2. 140
  3. 9.6
  4. 4.2
  5. 18
  6. 210
  7. 80
  8. 520
  9. 12
  10. 16
  11. 4
  12. 17
  13. 60
  14. 2.1
  15. 160
  16. 6.4
  17. big things fit on paper
  18. 7.3
  19. 18
  20. 8.5
  21. 8.2
  22. 3.6
  23. 4
  24. 9.4
  25. 1000
  26. 4
  27. 50
  28. 120
  29. 10
  30. 440
  31. 8
  32. 100
  33. 19
  34. 5
  35. 100
  36. 100
  37. 6
  38. 90
  39. 5.7
  40. 22

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