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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 572 · 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 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  5. 5.📐 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
  6. 6.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10000
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 140 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 610 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 460 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  17. 17.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 180 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 780 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 530 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 690 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 16 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 380 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 A beam is 470 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 290 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 6 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 730 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 140 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 28
  3. 300
  4. 100
  5. big things fit on paper
  6. 100
  7. 360
  8. 300
  9. 1000
  10. 1.4
  11. 280
  12. 600
  13. 6.1
  14. 4.6
  15. 18
  16. 260
  17. 260
  18. 9
  19. 7.8
  20. 130
  21. 10
  22. 5.3
  23. 80
  24. 6.9
  25. 8
  26. 9
  27. 3.8
  28. 130
  29. 80
  30. 16
  31. 4.7
  32. 2.9
  33. 7
  34. 30
  35. 3
  36. 7.3
  37. 14
  38. 160
  39. 8
  40. 120

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