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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 602 · 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 540 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 780 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  4. 4.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) to make them pretty (c) to hide sizes (d) big things fit on paper
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 170 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 970 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 10000 (c) 100 (d) 10
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 75 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 920 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 15 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 40 cm. The car is 7 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 real bridge is 36 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 420 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 590 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 60 (d) 100
  31. 31.📐 A beam is 650 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 350 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 960 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 15 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. 5.4
  2. 7.8
  3. 30
  4. big things fit on paper
  5. 1.7
  6. 60
  7. 9.7
  8. 1000
  9. 120
  10. 260
  11. 6
  12. 8
  13. 15
  14. 9.2
  15. 10
  16. 90
  17. 110
  18. 17
  19. 30
  20. 280
  21. 18
  22. 160
  23. 50
  24. 10
  25. 80
  26. 4.2
  27. 5.9
  28. 9
  29. 440
  30. 100
  31. 6.5
  32. 32
  33. 240
  34. 220
  35. 3.5
  36. 3
  37. 9.6
  38. 16
  39. 6
  40. 3

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