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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 589 · 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 5 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) to hide sizes (c) to save ink only (d) big things fit on paper
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 5
  5. 5.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 10000 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  7. 7.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 100 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 130 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 450 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 990 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 16 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 10 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 170 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 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 30 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 140 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 370 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 880 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 160 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 380 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 790 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 A beam is 930 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 620 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 240 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 980 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 890 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 180 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. 35
  2. big things fit on paper
  3. 160
  4. 10
  5. 1000
  6. 20
  7. 100
  8. 26
  9. 3
  10. 1.3
  11. 60
  12. 32
  13. 4.5
  14. 14
  15. 9.9
  16. 160
  17. 130
  18. 1.7
  19. 4
  20. 12
  21. 120
  22. 40
  23. 1.4
  24. 3.7
  25. 10
  26. 8.8
  27. 1.6
  28. 3.8
  29. 100
  30. 7.9
  31. 9.3
  32. 6.2
  33. 270
  34. 34
  35. 2.4
  36. 11
  37. 40
  38. 9.8
  39. 8.9
  40. 1.8

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