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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 623 · 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 2 m. A real bridge is 8 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 5 (d) 100
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 330 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) to hide sizes (c) big things fit on paper (d) to make them pretty
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 920 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 770 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 300 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  20. 20.📐 A beam is 210 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 800 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 A beam is 580 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 240 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 100 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 600 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 170 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 170 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 400 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 150 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 950 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 10
  3. 17
  4. 12
  5. 16
  6. 1000
  7. 32
  8. 3.3
  9. big things fit on paper
  10. 9.2
  11. 140
  12. 440
  13. 20
  14. 7.7
  15. 130
  16. 15
  17. 26
  18. 85
  19. 360
  20. 2.1
  21. 4
  22. 260
  23. 8
  24. 100
  25. 5.8
  26. 340
  27. 2.4
  28. 100
  29. 6
  30. 2
  31. 7
  32. 1.7
  33. 17
  34. 4
  35. 11
  36. 1.5
  37. 60
  38. 40
  39. 9.5
  40. 22

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