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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 316 · 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 real bridge is 130 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 60
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 50 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  5. 5.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 28 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 260 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 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
  9. 9.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 5
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 350 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 970 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 8 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 550 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 640 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 720 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 160 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  32. 32.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10000
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 920 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 14 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 160 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 840 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 13
  2. 100
  3. 10
  4. 200
  5. 14
  6. 360
  7. 2.6
  8. big things fit on paper
  9. 10
  10. 3.5
  11. 50
  12. 18
  13. 50
  14. 390
  15. 9.7
  16. 4
  17. 9
  18. 100
  19. 5.5
  20. 120
  21. 6.4
  22. 160
  23. 7.2
  24. 80
  25. 100
  26. 90
  27. 30
  28. 1.6
  29. 70
  30. 11
  31. 80
  32. 1000
  33. 9.2
  34. 7
  35. 8
  36. 8.4
  37. 150
  38. 22
  39. 85
  40. 5

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