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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 405 · 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 85 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 730 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 480 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 60 (d) 1000
  5. 5.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 100
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 740 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 130 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 A beam is 190 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 160 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 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
  14. 14.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 4 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 3 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 10 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 A beam is 360 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 570 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 380 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 580 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 530 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 320 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 110 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 26 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  37. 37.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 470 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. 17
  2. 7.3
  3. 4.8
  4. 100
  5. 10
  6. 7.4
  7. 1.3
  8. 220
  9. 1.9
  10. 11
  11. 45
  12. 8
  13. big things fit on paper
  14. 150
  15. 20
  16. 180
  17. 80
  18. 60
  19. 90
  20. 3.6
  21. 5.7
  22. 19
  23. 5.8
  24. 300
  25. 240
  26. 210
  27. 5.3
  28. 3.2
  29. 15
  30. 11
  31. 100
  32. 20
  33. 30
  34. 60
  35. 13
  36. 8
  37. 400
  38. 10
  39. 6
  40. 4.7

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