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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 408 · 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 20 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 24 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 890 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 880 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) big things fit on paper (c) to save ink only (d) to hide sizes
  6. 6.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 10000 (d) 100
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 250 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  11. 11.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 13 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 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  13. 13.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 480 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 60
  20. 20.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 5 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 270 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 280 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 960 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 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 11 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 wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 620 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 30 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 510 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 30 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 260
  2. 12
  3. 8.9
  4. 8.8
  5. big things fit on paper
  6. 1000
  7. 2.5
  8. 120
  9. 7
  10. 20
  11. 260
  12. 160
  13. 520
  14. 4.8
  15. 80
  16. 150
  17. 35
  18. 270
  19. 100
  20. 10
  21. 2.7
  22. 14
  23. 90
  24. 16
  25. 22
  26. 20
  27. 2.8
  28. 9.6
  29. 80
  30. 55
  31. 180
  32. 6.2
  33. 3
  34. 5.1
  35. 26
  36. 9
  37. 220
  38. 6
  39. 10
  40. 32

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