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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 196 · 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 5 m. A real bridge is 75 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 5 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  3. 3.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 970 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) to hide sizes (c) big things fit on paper (d) to make them pretty
  6. 6.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 100
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  8. 8.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 150 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 990 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 450 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 310 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 490 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 360 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 340 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 810 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 10 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 320 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 A beam is 930 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 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 20 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 230 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 10
  3. 1000
  4. 9.7
  5. big things fit on paper
  6. 100
  7. 8
  8. 360
  9. 110
  10. 40
  11. 50
  12. 1.5
  13. 200
  14. 9.9
  15. 80
  16. 240
  17. 4.5
  18. 3.1
  19. 18
  20. 130
  21. 4.9
  22. 20
  23. 3.6
  24. 30
  25. 17
  26. 90
  27. 3.4
  28. 8.1
  29. 20
  30. 16
  31. 9.3
  32. 13
  33. 95
  34. 380
  35. 25
  36. 2.3
  37. 440
  38. 150
  39. 4
  40. 100

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