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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 600 · 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 20 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 220 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 60 (d) 100
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to hide sizes (c) to make them pretty (d) to save ink only
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 5 (d) 100
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 180 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 250 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 10000
  12. 12.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 650 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 90 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 190 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 290 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  20. 20.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 380 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 430 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 360 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 960 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 13 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 8 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 60
  2. 2.2
  3. 260
  4. 100
  5. 7
  6. big things fit on paper
  7. 120
  8. 10
  9. 18
  10. 2.5
  11. 1000
  12. 300
  13. 150
  14. 6.5
  15. 9
  16. 1.9
  17. 2.9
  18. 400
  19. 20
  20. 90
  21. 14
  22. 19
  23. 20
  24. 36
  25. 11
  26. 80
  27. 13
  28. 20
  29. 90
  30. 4.3
  31. 12
  32. 18
  33. 9.6
  34. 100
  35. 520
  36. 4
  37. 18
  38. 80
  39. 160
  40. 8

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