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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 296 · 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 2 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 440 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 180 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 240 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  11. 11.📐 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
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 60 (c) 100 (d) 10
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 35 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 900 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 A beam is 970 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 220 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 100
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 15 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 660 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 420 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 230 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1000
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 18
  2. 26
  3. 260
  4. 4.4
  5. 11
  6. 110
  7. 18
  8. 2.4
  9. 170
  10. 130
  11. big things fit on paper
  12. 120
  13. 10
  14. 210
  15. 80
  16. 100
  17. 7
  18. 9
  19. 280
  20. 9.7
  21. 30
  22. 2.2
  23. 10
  24. 45
  25. 3
  26. 440
  27. 10
  28. 50
  29. 6.6
  30. 40
  31. 390
  32. 4.2
  33. 2
  34. 2.3
  35. 15
  36. 340
  37. 1000
  38. 2
  39. 20
  40. 60

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