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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 326 · 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 55 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to save ink only (c) to hide sizes (d) to make them pretty
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 14 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 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 180 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  25. 25.📐 A beam is 160 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 600 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 120 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 370 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 290 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 6 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 11
  2. 50
  3. 200
  4. 80
  5. 34
  6. 13
  7. 100
  8. 60
  9. 100
  10. 280
  11. 18
  12. 1000
  13. 55
  14. big things fit on paper
  15. 3
  16. 10
  17. 15
  18. 65
  19. 220
  20. 280
  21. 80
  22. 9
  23. 130
  24. 120
  25. 1.6
  26. 50
  27. 6
  28. 19
  29. 6
  30. 110
  31. 12
  32. 40
  33. 30
  34. 380
  35. 4
  36. 3.7
  37. 2.9
  38. 35
  39. 3
  40. 25

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