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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 551 · 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 440 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) to hide sizes (c) big things fit on paper (d) to save ink only
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 200 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 420 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 320 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 190 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 340 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 610 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 100 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 890 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 A beam is 720 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 260 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 240 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 410 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 60 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 750 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 A beam is 230 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 970 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 810 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 940 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 25 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 660 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. 4.4
  2. big things fit on paper
  3. 2
  4. 7
  5. 80
  6. 4.2
  7. 3.2
  8. 1.9
  9. 17
  10. 16
  11. 7
  12. 20
  13. 400
  14. 17
  15. 10
  16. 6.1
  17. 160
  18. 100
  19. 8.9
  20. 7.2
  21. 13
  22. 18
  23. 13
  24. 2.4
  25. 450
  26. 4.1
  27. 12
  28. 7.5
  29. 140
  30. 150
  31. 2.3
  32. 9.7
  33. 8.1
  34. 20
  35. 2
  36. 16
  37. 6
  38. 9.4
  39. 5
  40. 6.6

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