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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 526 · 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 500 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 610 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  6. 6.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 10000 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  7. 7.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 400 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 50 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 36 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  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.📐 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
  16. 16.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1000
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 670 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 690 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 250 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 32 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 680 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 A beam is 520 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  26. 26.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 120 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 540 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 990 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 510 cm long. How long is it 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 2 m. A real bridge is 18 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 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 260 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 910 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 110 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 15
  3. 6.1
  4. 14
  5. 10
  6. 1000
  7. 120
  8. 4
  9. 8
  10. 6
  11. 5
  12. 18
  13. 80
  14. 10
  15. big things fit on paper
  16. 100
  17. 180
  18. 6.7
  19. 6.9
  20. 60
  21. 2.5
  22. 16
  23. 600
  24. 6.8
  25. 5.2
  26. 140
  27. 6
  28. 5.4
  29. 2
  30. 9.9
  31. 100
  32. 30
  33. 5.1
  34. 7.2
  35. 9
  36. 30
  37. 2.6
  38. 9.1
  39. 36
  40. 1.1

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