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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 502 · 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 2 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 350 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 450 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  5. 5.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to hide sizes (c) to save ink only (d) to make them pretty
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  8. 8.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 5 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 460 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 590 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 490 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 11 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 20 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 7 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 wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  22. 22.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 10000
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 360 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 200 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 34 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 330 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 480 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 75 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 50 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 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. 3.5
  3. 4.5
  4. 100
  5. big things fit on paper
  6. 50
  7. 30
  8. 10
  9. 320
  10. 20
  11. 18
  12. 170
  13. 4.6
  14. 5.9
  15. 300
  16. 50
  17. 4.9
  18. 330
  19. 100
  20. 70
  21. 40
  22. 1000
  23. 380
  24. 3.6
  25. 30
  26. 180
  27. 2
  28. 17
  29. 3.3
  30. 120
  31. 2
  32. 12
  33. 200
  34. 300
  35. 80
  36. 4.8
  37. 15
  38. 10
  39. 560
  40. 100

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