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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 281 · 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 290 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 910 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 5 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 480 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 460 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 60 (c) 100 (d) 10
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  13. 13.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) to save ink only (c) big things fit on paper (d) to hide sizes
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 610 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 760 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 890 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 30 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 10000
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 A beam is 930 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 38 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 350 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 60 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 24 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 360 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 10 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 2.9
  2. 36
  3. 9.1
  4. 10
  5. 70
  6. 4.8
  7. 4.6
  8. 130
  9. 13
  10. 100
  11. 11
  12. 38
  13. big things fit on paper
  14. 6.1
  15. 520
  16. 4
  17. 7.6
  18. 8.9
  19. 6
  20. 20
  21. 20
  22. 1000
  23. 16
  24. 10
  25. 9.3
  26. 19
  27. 30
  28. 3.5
  29. 19
  30. 60
  31. 12
  32. 160
  33. 40
  34. 12
  35. 18
  36. 120
  37. 20
  38. 360
  39. 2
  40. 340

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