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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 220 · 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 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 890 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 830 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 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
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 13 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.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 160 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
  15. 15.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 60
  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.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 750 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 10 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 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 2 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  25. 25.📐 A beam is 250 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 220 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 300 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 420 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 970 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 10000 (c) 100 (d) 10
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 390 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 330 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 600 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 210 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 940 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 130 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 150
  3. 45
  4. 8.9
  5. 20
  6. 11
  7. 8.3
  8. 2
  9. big things fit on paper
  10. 26
  11. 50
  12. 70
  13. 1.6
  14. 10
  15. 100
  16. 18
  17. 5
  18. 40
  19. 7.5
  20. 170
  21. 40
  22. 5
  23. 20
  24. 24
  25. 2.5
  26. 2.2
  27. 3
  28. 30
  29. 4.2
  30. 9.7
  31. 1000
  32. 15
  33. 3.9
  34. 3.3
  35. 100
  36. 6
  37. 2.1
  38. 9.4
  39. 1.3
  40. 6

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