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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 607 · 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 10 m. A real bridge is 130 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 5
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 720 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 930 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1000
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 320 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 A beam is 670 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  11. 11.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) big things fit on paper (c) to make them pretty (d) to hide sizes
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 810 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 690 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 680 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 150 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 A beam is 110 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  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 2 m. A real bridge is 34 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 590 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 230 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 10 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 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 60 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 140 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 13
  2. 10
  3. 7.2
  4. 9.3
  5. 1000
  6. 16
  7. 80
  8. 12
  9. 6.7
  10. 75
  11. big things fit on paper
  12. 120
  13. 120
  14. 8.1
  15. 440
  16. 6.9
  17. 6.8
  18. 18
  19. 15
  20. 1.1
  21. 14
  22. 17
  23. 360
  24. 5.9
  25. 5
  26. 100
  27. 2.3
  28. 2
  29. 280
  30. 180
  31. 34
  32. 6
  33. 3
  34. 10
  35. 240
  36. 28
  37. 120
  38. 50
  39. 7
  40. 20

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