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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 40 · 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 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 200 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 5 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 180 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 150 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 540 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 180 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 900 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) big things fit on paper (c) to make them pretty (d) to hide sizes
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 950 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 400 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 10000 (d) 1000
  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 3 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 10 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 630 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 720 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 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 50 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 55 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 110 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 940 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 240 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 290 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 55
  2. 2
  3. 8
  4. 10
  5. 1.8
  6. 100
  7. 15
  8. 5.4
  9. 18
  10. 9
  11. big things fit on paper
  12. 180
  13. 9.5
  14. 20
  15. 80
  16. 450
  17. 1000
  18. 2.7
  19. 30
  20. 70
  21. 6.3
  22. 2
  23. 60
  24. 7
  25. 16
  26. 7.2
  27. 90
  28. 5
  29. 11
  30. 30
  31. 2
  32. 1.1
  33. 9.4
  34. 280
  35. 10
  36. 12
  37. 26
  38. 17
  39. 2.9
  40. 28

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