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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 477 · 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 190 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 5 (c) 100 (d) 10
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 960 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 110 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  7. 7.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 100
  8. 8.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) to make them pretty (c) big things fit on paper (d) to hide sizes
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 100 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 340 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 820 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 8 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 860 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 12 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 45 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 980 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 990 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 710 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 560 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 200 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 720 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 90 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 470 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 680 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 280 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 1.9
  2. 10
  3. 9.6
  4. 1.1
  5. 60
  6. 40
  7. 1000
  8. big things fit on paper
  9. 420
  10. 140
  11. 5
  12. 100
  13. 3.4
  14. 8.2
  15. 4
  16. 8.6
  17. 6
  18. 14
  19. 3
  20. 6
  21. 16
  22. 9
  23. 9.8
  24. 30
  25. 560
  26. 11
  27. 15
  28. 9.9
  29. 7.1
  30. 5.6
  31. 160
  32. 2
  33. 90
  34. 7.2
  35. 9
  36. 120
  37. 4.7
  38. 6.8
  39. 14
  40. 12

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