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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 184 · 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.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 5 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 18 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  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 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?
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  14. 14.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) to hide sizes (c) big things fit on paper (d) to save ink only
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 12 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 130 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 38 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 560 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 A beam is 750 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  26. 26.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  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 170 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  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 beam is 310 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 280 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 28 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. 1000
  2. 60
  3. 8
  4. 10
  5. 170
  6. 38
  7. 110
  8. 9
  9. 6
  10. 80
  11. 140
  12. 20
  13. 180
  14. big things fit on paper
  15. 20
  16. 12
  17. 6
  18. 1.3
  19. 19
  20. 300
  21. 4
  22. 90
  23. 5.6
  24. 330
  25. 7.5
  26. 120
  27. 30
  28. 1.7
  29. 140
  30. 4
  31. 14
  32. 3.1
  33. 2
  34. 160
  35. 2.8
  36. 8
  37. 400
  38. 14
  39. 440
  40. 60

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