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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 633 · 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 200 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 70 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 10000 (c) 10 (d) 1000
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  7. 7.📐 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
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 A beam is 820 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 50 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 A beam is 940 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 130 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 610 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 980 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 410 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  19. 19.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 A beam is 840 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 870 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 570 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 750 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 880 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 100 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 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 A beam is 330 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  32. 32.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 5 (d) 1000
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 190 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 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?
  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 290 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 12 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 14 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 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 100
  3. 14
  4. 75
  5. 1000
  6. 280
  7. big things fit on paper
  8. 160
  9. 8.2
  10. 5
  11. 9.4
  12. 1.3
  13. 8
  14. 6.1
  15. 9.8
  16. 30
  17. 4.1
  18. 220
  19. 120
  20. 8.4
  21. 8.7
  22. 400
  23. 5.7
  24. 480
  25. 12
  26. 7.5
  27. 8.8
  28. 20
  29. 200
  30. 110
  31. 3.3
  32. 10
  33. 1.9
  34. 240
  35. 11
  36. 2.9
  37. 12
  38. 24
  39. 140
  40. 40

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