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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 402 · 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 real bridge is 55 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  3. 3.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 630 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  9. 9.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 10000
  10. 10.📐 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
  11. 11.📐 A beam is 930 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 890 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 70 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  18. 18.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 A beam is 840 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 350 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 340 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 5
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 260 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 10 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  29. 29.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 60 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  39. 39.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 11
  2. 220
  3. 60
  4. 440
  5. 100
  6. 280
  7. 6.3
  8. 390
  9. 1000
  10. big things fit on paper
  11. 9.3
  12. 4
  13. 4
  14. 8.9
  15. 14
  16. 110
  17. 100
  18. 140
  19. 9
  20. 8.4
  21. 5
  22. 420
  23. 3.5
  24. 17
  25. 10
  26. 2.6
  27. 3
  28. 30
  29. 320
  30. 90
  31. 280
  32. 480
  33. 35
  34. 80
  35. 6
  36. 17
  37. 15
  38. 15
  39. 20
  40. 200

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