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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 651 · 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 20 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 5 (d) 100
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  6. 6.📐 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?
  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.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 A beam is 240 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to hide sizes (b) to make them pretty (c) big things fit on paper (d) to save ink only
  13. 13.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 10000
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 200 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 260 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 290 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 580 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 220 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 55 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 180 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 360 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 380 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 300
  2. 16
  3. 10
  4. 480
  5. 90
  6. 140
  7. 32
  8. 11
  9. 2.4
  10. 24
  11. 400
  12. big things fit on paper
  13. 1000
  14. 2
  15. 100
  16. 13
  17. 13
  18. 2.9
  19. 5.8
  20. 8
  21. 17
  22. 2.2
  23. 100
  24. 18
  25. 7
  26. 34
  27. 11
  28. 60
  29. 9
  30. 220
  31. 160
  32. 16
  33. 3.6
  34. 22
  35. 4
  36. 400
  37. 20
  38. 3.8
  39. 20
  40. 360

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