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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 41 · 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 800 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 150 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to save ink only (c) to make them pretty (d) to hide sizes
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 A beam is 820 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  12. 12.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 1000
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 90 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 280 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  20. 20.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  21. 21.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 310 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 16 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 920 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 300 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 300 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 940 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 170
  3. 26
  4. 1.5
  5. big things fit on paper
  6. 80
  7. 45
  8. 25
  9. 50
  10. 3
  11. 8.2
  12. 10
  13. 60
  14. 30
  15. 140
  16. 18
  17. 40
  18. 2.8
  19. 1000
  20. 100
  21. 360
  22. 120
  23. 3
  24. 12
  25. 7
  26. 600
  27. 4
  28. 60
  29. 3.1
  30. 100
  31. 8
  32. 180
  33. 320
  34. 14
  35. 7
  36. 9.2
  37. 15
  38. 3
  39. 9.4
  40. 4

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