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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 374 · 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 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 16 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 970 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  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 2 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 36 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 35 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to hide sizes (c) to save ink only (d) to make them pretty
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 850 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 100
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 730 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 490 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 820 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 230 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 670 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10000 (d) 10
  25. 25.📐 A beam is 320 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 630 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 860 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 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 20 m. A real bridge is 320 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  35. 35.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 210 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 620 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 340 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 30
  3. 8
  4. 60
  5. 60
  6. 9.7
  7. 100
  8. 10
  9. 18
  10. 7
  11. big things fit on paper
  12. 8.5
  13. 20
  14. 10
  15. 7.3
  16. 80
  17. 4.9
  18. 8.2
  19. 2.3
  20. 10
  21. 150
  22. 6.7
  23. 80
  24. 1000
  25. 3.2
  26. 6.3
  27. 8.6
  28. 100
  29. 16
  30. 4
  31. 16
  32. 4
  33. 8
  34. 190
  35. 200
  36. 2.1
  37. 40
  38. 7
  39. 6.2
  40. 3.4

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