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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 503 · 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 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 540 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 120 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 5 (d) 10
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 790 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) to save ink only (c) big things fit on paper (d) to hide sizes
  9. 9.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 60
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 140 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 14 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 170 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 190 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 A beam is 930 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  26. 26.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 11 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 65 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 15 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 real bridge is 34 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 130 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 630 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 200 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 14
  2. 5.4
  3. 20
  4. 1.2
  5. 10
  6. 7.9
  7. 9
  8. big things fit on paper
  9. 100
  10. 15
  11. 2
  12. 320
  13. 6
  14. 480
  15. 25
  16. 40
  17. 6
  18. 10
  19. 520
  20. 14
  21. 7
  22. 7
  23. 1.7
  24. 1.9
  25. 9.3
  26. 220
  27. 13
  28. 150
  29. 17
  30. 120
  31. 240
  32. 1.3
  33. 6.3
  34. 9
  35. 10
  36. 28
  37. 120
  38. 170
  39. 4
  40. 6

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