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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 399 · 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 650 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, 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 2 m. A real bridge is 36 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 580 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 10000 (d) 1000
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 570 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  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.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to make them pretty (c) to save ink only (d) to hide sizes
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 420 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 740 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 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?
  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.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 270 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 600 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 620 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 750 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 5
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 590 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 490 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 18 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 300 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 960 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 6.5
  2. 70
  3. 100
  4. 18
  5. 5.8
  6. 1000
  7. 5.7
  8. 3
  9. big things fit on paper
  10. 4
  11. 40
  12. 80
  13. 4.2
  14. 7.4
  15. 2
  16. 80
  17. 50
  18. 2.7
  19. 60
  20. 190
  21. 6
  22. 6.2
  23. 32
  24. 7.5
  25. 10
  26. 5.9
  27. 3
  28. 95
  29. 14
  30. 6
  31. 60
  32. 4.9
  33. 10
  34. 9
  35. 3
  36. 180
  37. 90
  38. 210
  39. 9.6
  40. 240

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