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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 605 · 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 130 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  3. 3.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 200 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 640 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 24 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 620 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 25 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 280 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to hide sizes (b) to make them pretty (c) to save ink only (d) big things fit on paper
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 280 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 60 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  32. 32.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 400 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 430 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 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 5 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 220 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. 1.3
  2. 6
  3. 100
  4. 2
  5. 16
  6. 100
  7. 300
  8. 9
  9. 4
  10. 6.4
  11. 10
  12. 12
  13. 6.2
  14. 18
  15. 80
  16. 70
  17. 5
  18. 14
  19. 30
  20. 100
  21. 80
  22. 100
  23. big things fit on paper
  24. 110
  25. 100
  26. 90
  27. 2.8
  28. 2
  29. 6
  30. 450
  31. 65
  32. 140
  33. 300
  34. 8
  35. 60
  36. 20
  37. 4.3
  38. 22
  39. 10
  40. 11

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