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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 398 · 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 beam is 220 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 5 (c) 100 (d) 10
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 840 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 580 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 150 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 6 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 60 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 360 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10000
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 510 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 260 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  19. 19.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 120 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 550 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 60
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to hide sizes (c) to make them pretty (d) to save ink only
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 65 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 120 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 3 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 wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 110 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 160 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 28 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. 2.2
  2. 10
  3. 8.4
  4. 90
  5. 5.8
  6. 1.5
  7. 3
  8. 3
  9. 180
  10. 3.6
  11. 1000
  12. 5.1
  13. 80
  14. 40
  15. 6
  16. 2.6
  17. 20
  18. 240
  19. 270
  20. 280
  21. 12
  22. 12
  23. 5.5
  24. 40
  25. 100
  26. 65
  27. 25
  28. big things fit on paper
  29. 13
  30. 1.2
  31. 30
  32. 300
  33. 180
  34. 7
  35. 1.1
  36. 440
  37. 1.6
  38. 14
  39. 70
  40. 240

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