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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 431 · 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 model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 160 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  5. 5.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 190 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 500 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 25 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 A beam is 150 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 970 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 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 2 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 990 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 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 60 (d) 100
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 820 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 640 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 10000 (d) 100
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 880 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 15 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 20 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) to save ink only (c) to hide sizes (d) big things fit on paper
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 620 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 220 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 460 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 10 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. 200
  2. 16
  3. 80
  4. 18
  5. 19
  6. 50
  7. 5
  8. 10
  9. 5
  10. 120
  11. 1.5
  12. 140
  13. 220
  14. 120
  15. 9.7
  16. 75
  17. 22
  18. 9.9
  19. 110
  20. 17
  21. 100
  22. 10
  23. 30
  24. 8.2
  25. 480
  26. 8
  27. 6.4
  28. 1000
  29. 8.8
  30. 50
  31. 150
  32. 40
  33. 80
  34. big things fit on paper
  35. 100
  36. 6.2
  37. 14
  38. 11
  39. 4.6
  40. 2

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