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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 179 · 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 830 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 950 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 180 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 990 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 220 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 30 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 800 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  15. 15.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 5 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) big things fit on paper (c) to save ink only (d) to hide sizes
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 520 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 200 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 280 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 770 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 140 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 850 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 370 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 270 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 330 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 14 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 8.3
  2. 9.5
  3. 18
  4. 13
  5. 100
  6. 4
  7. 380
  8. 9.9
  9. 6
  10. 2.2
  11. 3
  12. 38
  13. 8
  14. 28
  15. 10
  16. 16
  17. 1000
  18. 35
  19. 65
  20. big things fit on paper
  21. 5.2
  22. 2
  23. 60
  24. 2.8
  25. 10
  26. 100
  27. 30
  28. 7.7
  29. 18
  30. 90
  31. 14
  32. 70
  33. 8.5
  34. 3.7
  35. 10
  36. 2.7
  37. 3.3
  38. 7
  39. 180
  40. 12

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