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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 188 · 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 240 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 510 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 5 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  4. 4.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 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 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 220 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  9. 9.📐 A beam is 160 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 130 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 95 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  17. 17.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 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
  19. 19.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
  21. 21.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 10000 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 200 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  25. 25.📐 A beam is 260 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 770 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 190 cm long. How long is it 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 40 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 450 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 310 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 200 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 430 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. 2.4
  2. 5.1
  3. 10
  4. 280
  5. 3
  6. 150
  7. 4
  8. 11
  9. 1.6
  10. 4
  11. 24
  12. 14
  13. 50
  14. 13
  15. 22
  16. 19
  17. 120
  18. big things fit on paper
  19. 60
  20. 100
  21. 1000
  22. 45
  23. 2
  24. 340
  25. 2.6
  26. 7.7
  27. 11
  28. 10
  29. 80
  30. 1.9
  31. 14
  32. 520
  33. 38
  34. 40
  35. 240
  36. 300
  37. 4.5
  38. 3.1
  39. 20
  40. 4.3

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