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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 238 · 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.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10000 (d) 10
  2. 2.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  3. 3.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  5. 5.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) to make them pretty (c) big things fit on paper (d) to hide sizes
  11. 11.📐 A beam is 990 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 710 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 65 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  21. 21.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 60
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 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 5 m. A real bridge is 95 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 5 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 22 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 190 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 320 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 830 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 330 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. 1000
  2. 110
  3. 30
  4. 140
  5. 320
  6. 180
  7. 280
  8. 60
  9. 30
  10. big things fit on paper
  11. 9.9
  12. 16
  13. 130
  14. 200
  15. 180
  16. 240
  17. 7.1
  18. 13
  19. 150
  20. 260
  21. 100
  22. 340
  23. 8
  24. 19
  25. 100
  26. 10
  27. 9
  28. 85
  29. 140
  30. 11
  31. 55
  32. 19
  33. 12
  34. 3.2
  35. 8.3
  36. 5
  37. 65
  38. 60
  39. 200
  40. 3.3

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