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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 353 · 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 wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 590 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 600 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 45 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  17. 17.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 10000 (c) 10 (d) 100
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to save ink only (c) to make them pretty (d) to hide sizes
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 95 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 60 (d) 10
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 140 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 730 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 120 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 550 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 660 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 5 (d) 10

Answer key

  1. 75
  2. 340
  3. 450
  4. 5.9
  5. 6
  6. 220
  7. 210
  8. 110
  9. 160
  10. 110
  11. 9
  12. 200
  13. 240
  14. 320
  15. 12
  16. 70
  17. 1000
  18. 120
  19. 18
  20. big things fit on paper
  21. 140
  22. 360
  23. 34
  24. 19
  25. 170
  26. 19
  27. 36
  28. 100
  29. 1.4
  30. 40
  31. 4
  32. 7.3
  33. 1.2
  34. 5.5
  35. 50
  36. 140
  37. 6.6
  38. 20
  39. 25
  40. 10

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