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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 197 · 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 310 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 70 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 10000
  5. 5.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 340 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 670 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  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.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  9. 9.📐 A beam is 300 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 420 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 220 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 770 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 210 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 4 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  19. 19.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 5
  20. 20.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 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 2 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to make them pretty (c) to save ink only (d) to hide sizes
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  29. 29.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 410 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 510 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 980 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 3.1
  2. 20
  3. 14
  4. 1000
  5. 17
  6. 6.7
  7. 8
  8. 100
  9. 3
  10. 30
  11. 12
  12. 4.2
  13. 2.2
  14. 160
  15. 7.7
  16. 18
  17. 2.1
  18. 2
  19. 10
  20. 100
  21. 6
  22. 50
  23. 2
  24. 80
  25. 150
  26. big things fit on paper
  27. 85
  28. 14
  29. 240
  30. 4.1
  31. 40
  32. 20
  33. 16
  34. 5.1
  35. 45
  36. 8
  37. 300
  38. 9.8
  39. 120
  40. 520

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