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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 199 · 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 10 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 510 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 630 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 5 (d) 100
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 90 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 680 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 550 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 70 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 760 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 250 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 4 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 wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  18. 18.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 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
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 380 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 30 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 800 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 210 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 190 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 240 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 300 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 240 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 120
  2. 1000
  3. 120
  4. 5.1
  5. 6.3
  6. 10
  7. 18
  8. 60
  9. 180
  10. 6.8
  11. 100
  12. 5.5
  13. 7
  14. 7.6
  15. 2.5
  16. 40
  17. 40
  18. 450
  19. 150
  20. 16
  21. 22
  22. 95
  23. 280
  24. 20
  25. 100
  26. 140
  27. big things fit on paper
  28. 19
  29. 15
  30. 25
  31. 9
  32. 8
  33. 2.1
  34. 20
  35. 11
  36. 1.9
  37. 2.4
  38. 15
  39. 12
  40. 24

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