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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 462 · 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 30 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  3. 3.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 100 (b) 60 (c) 10 (d) 1000
  4. 4.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 160 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to hide sizes (b) to make them pretty (c) to save ink only (d) big things fit on paper
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 220 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 28 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 180 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 5 (d) 10
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 35 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  21. 21.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 610 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  24. 24.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 30 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 880 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 400 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 4 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 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 120
  2. 20
  3. 100
  4. 2
  5. 45
  6. 1.6
  7. big things fit on paper
  8. 160
  9. 20
  10. 2.2
  11. 25
  12. 240
  13. 14
  14. 18
  15. 32
  16. 10
  17. 7
  18. 120
  19. 120
  20. 1000
  21. 90
  22. 6.1
  23. 40
  24. 560
  25. 13
  26. 100
  27. 14
  28. 420
  29. 15
  30. 30
  31. 55
  32. 8.8
  33. 4
  34. 10
  35. 30
  36. 160
  37. 40
  38. 200
  39. 12
  40. 200

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