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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 454 · 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 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) to save ink only (c) big things fit on paper (d) to hide sizes
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 430 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 60 (d) 100
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 820 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 740 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 590 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 A beam is 520 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 450 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 640 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 380 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 10000 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 550 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  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.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  30. 30.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 32 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 240 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 480 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. big things fit on paper
  3. 6
  4. 4.3
  5. 100
  6. 8.2
  7. 7.4
  8. 5.9
  9. 5.2
  10. 4.5
  11. 6
  12. 160
  13. 55
  14. 36
  15. 100
  16. 14
  17. 5
  18. 240
  19. 10
  20. 10
  21. 7
  22. 60
  23. 6.4
  24. 3.8
  25. 17
  26. 1000
  27. 5.5
  28. 13
  29. 220
  30. 130
  31. 18
  32. 16
  33. 20
  34. 2.4
  35. 100
  36. 240
  37. 340
  38. 80
  39. 4.8
  40. 600

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