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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 452 · 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 real bridge is 380 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 10000
  4. 4.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 38 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 380 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 12 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 20 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 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
  11. 11.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 60
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 7 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 30 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 10 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 120 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 720 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 5
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 320 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 60 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 10 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 630 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 130 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 840 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 950 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 870 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 19
  2. 13
  3. 1000
  4. 19
  5. 320
  6. 3.8
  7. 11
  8. 60
  9. 120
  10. big things fit on paper
  11. 100
  12. 140
  13. 330
  14. 20
  15. 1.2
  16. 7.2
  17. 10
  18. 3.2
  19. 240
  20. 140
  21. 80
  22. 30
  23. 10
  24. 12
  25. 5
  26. 6.3
  27. 80
  28. 13
  29. 8.4
  30. 120
  31. 190
  32. 30
  33. 120
  34. 9.5
  35. 240
  36. 300
  37. 8.7
  38. 2
  39. 50
  40. 150

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