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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 38 · 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 model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 760 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 60 (c) 100 (d) 10
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 900 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 5
  9. 9.📐 A beam is 550 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 170 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) big things fit on paper (c) to hide sizes (d) to make them pretty
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 220 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 570 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  17. 17.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 10 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 870 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 210 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 260 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 630 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 A beam is 140 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 120 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 600 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  38. 38.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 24 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. 330
  2. 7.6
  3. 100
  4. 8
  5. 4
  6. 9
  7. 40
  8. 10
  9. 5.5
  10. 17
  11. big things fit on paper
  12. 450
  13. 300
  14. 2.2
  15. 5.7
  16. 140
  17. 420
  18. 560
  19. 200
  20. 170
  21. 5
  22. 260
  23. 9
  24. 8.7
  25. 17
  26. 34
  27. 2.1
  28. 2.6
  29. 6.3
  30. 3
  31. 1.4
  32. 11
  33. 110
  34. 6
  35. 6
  36. 90
  37. 22
  38. 1000
  39. 12
  40. 360

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