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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 608 · 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 model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 22 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to hide sizes (b) to save ink only (c) to make them pretty (d) big things fit on paper
  5. 5.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 30 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 740 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 630 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 14 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 10000 (d) 100
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 85 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 110 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 5
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 4 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 690 cm long. How long is it 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.📐 A beam is 720 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 60
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 700 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 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?
  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 150 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 520 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  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 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 410 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 500 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 710 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 12 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 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 600
  2. 80
  3. 11
  4. big things fit on paper
  5. 15
  6. 7.4
  7. 18
  8. 6.3
  9. 7
  10. 1000
  11. 17
  12. 11
  13. 10
  14. 2
  15. 12
  16. 6.9
  17. 5
  18. 7.2
  19. 100
  20. 9
  21. 7
  22. 160
  23. 80
  24. 90
  25. 80
  26. 1.5
  27. 4
  28. 6
  29. 5.2
  30. 180
  31. 40
  32. 4.1
  33. 5
  34. 8
  35. 38
  36. 7.1
  37. 240
  38. 55
  39. 130
  40. 28

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