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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 485 · 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 real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 210 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 940 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) big things fit on paper (c) to hide sizes (d) to save ink only
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 620 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 5
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 340 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 10000
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 22 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 950 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 A beam is 400 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 70 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 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 20 m. A real bridge is 220 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 15 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 900 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 610 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 65 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 18 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 890 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 60
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 860 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 24 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 13
  3. 2.1
  4. 9.4
  5. big things fit on paper
  6. 4
  7. 6.2
  8. 10
  9. 3
  10. 3.4
  11. 280
  12. 1000
  13. 100
  14. 10
  15. 100
  16. 11
  17. 9.5
  18. 320
  19. 560
  20. 4
  21. 7
  22. 70
  23. 4
  24. 11
  25. 3
  26. 85
  27. 12
  28. 9
  29. 6.1
  30. 20
  31. 13
  32. 9
  33. 30
  34. 5
  35. 20
  36. 8.9
  37. 100
  38. 8.6
  39. 12
  40. 10

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