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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 370 · 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 20 m. A real bridge is 180 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 570 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 26 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) big things fit on paper (c) to hide sizes (d) to save ink only
  5. 5.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 60
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 700 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  9. 9.📐 A beam is 460 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 5
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 390 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 220 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 140 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 760 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 3 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 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 10000
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 850 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 130 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 900 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 810 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 50 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. 9
  2. 5.7
  3. 13
  4. big things fit on paper
  5. 100
  6. 7
  7. 80
  8. 60
  9. 4.6
  10. 50
  11. 110
  12. 10
  13. 14
  14. 3.9
  15. 60
  16. 100
  17. 12
  18. 10
  19. 4
  20. 25
  21. 2.2
  22. 200
  23. 7
  24. 7.6
  25. 90
  26. 110
  27. 360
  28. 1000
  29. 8.5
  30. 1.3
  31. 220
  32. 8
  33. 9
  34. 40
  35. 180
  36. 8.1
  37. 40
  38. 50
  39. 11
  40. 5

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