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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 331 · 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 960 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 290 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 610 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 5 (d) 1000
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 85 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 790 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 730 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 34 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 10000 (d) 1000
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 160 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 A beam is 550 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 990 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 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
  31. 31.📐 A beam is 180 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 220 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 490 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 220 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 9.6
  2. 16
  3. 210
  4. 2.9
  5. 19
  6. 6.1
  7. 10
  8. 80
  9. 10
  10. 17
  11. 450
  12. 60
  13. 40
  14. 20
  15. 7.9
  16. 11
  17. 7
  18. 7.3
  19. 17
  20. 1000
  21. 320
  22. 16
  23. 240
  24. 8
  25. 5.5
  26. 9.9
  27. 10
  28. 50
  29. 85
  30. big things fit on paper
  31. 1.8
  32. 320
  33. 36
  34. 9
  35. 11
  36. 140
  37. 100
  38. 4.9
  39. 2.2
  40. 16

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