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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 378 · 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 10 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 10000
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 50 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 4 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 200 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 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?
  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.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 A beam is 430 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) to hide sizes (c) to save ink only (d) big things fit on paper
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 680 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 13 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 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 730 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 16 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 20 cm. The car is 14 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 360 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 570 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 60 (c) 10 (d) 100
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 690 cm long. How long is it 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.📐 A beam is 130 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 980 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 280 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 410 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 300 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 640 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 1000
  3. 10
  4. 2
  5. 2
  6. 7
  7. 210
  8. 280
  9. 4.3
  10. 10
  11. 4
  12. 3
  13. 4
  14. big things fit on paper
  15. 6.8
  16. 80
  17. 260
  18. 30
  19. 7.3
  20. 80
  21. 280
  22. 18
  23. 5.7
  24. 100
  25. 90
  26. 6.9
  27. 360
  28. 1.3
  29. 36
  30. 30
  31. 4
  32. 9.8
  33. 12
  34. 14
  35. 4.1
  36. 8
  37. 2
  38. 3
  39. 6.4
  40. 400

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