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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 552 · 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 720 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 110 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  3. 3.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 5 (d) 10
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 10000
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 160 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 55 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 930 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 140 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 430 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 60
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 190 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) to make them pretty (c) big things fit on paper (d) to hide sizes
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 370 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 520 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 250 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 12 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 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 2 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 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 880 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. 7.2
  2. 11
  3. 10
  4. 120
  5. 180
  6. 150
  7. 1000
  8. 1.6
  9. 300
  10. 80
  11. 11
  12. 9.3
  13. 1.4
  14. 4.3
  15. 100
  16. 1.9
  17. 13
  18. big things fit on paper
  19. 5
  20. 30
  21. 200
  22. 8
  23. 3.7
  24. 5
  25. 70
  26. 280
  27. 32
  28. 5.2
  29. 2.5
  30. 270
  31. 20
  32. 6
  33. 12
  34. 360
  35. 220
  36. 14
  37. 40
  38. 110
  39. 340
  40. 8.8

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