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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 479 · 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 10 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 620 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 370 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  6. 6.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 10000 (d) 1000
  7. 7.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 60
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 830 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 5
  10. 10.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 A beam is 450 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 4 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 11 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 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 920 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 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?
  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 5 m. A real bridge is 90 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to hide sizes (c) to make them pretty (d) to save ink only
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 150 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 13 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 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 A beam is 220 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 280 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  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 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?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 140
  2. 6.2
  3. 36
  4. 3.7
  5. 180
  6. 1000
  7. 100
  8. 8.3
  9. 10
  10. 440
  11. 4.5
  12. 2
  13. 35
  14. 20
  15. 110
  16. 40
  17. 9.2
  18. 6
  19. 3
  20. 18
  21. 50
  22. 90
  23. big things fit on paper
  24. 4
  25. 6
  26. 260
  27. 15
  28. 90
  29. 26
  30. 20
  31. 2.2
  32. 100
  33. 90
  34. 120
  35. 2.8
  36. 400
  37. 16
  38. 11
  39. 80
  40. 50

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