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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 662 · 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 wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 60 (c) 10 (d) 100
  3. 3.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  6. 6.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to make them pretty (c) to hide sizes (d) to save ink only
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 360 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 380 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 680 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 960 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 65 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 880 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  21. 21.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 480 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 260 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 24 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 A beam is 470 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  26. 26.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 520 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  31. 31.📐 A beam is 700 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 80 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 260 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 50 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 140 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 100
  3. 50
  4. 140
  5. 10
  6. big things fit on paper
  7. 600
  8. 24
  9. 18
  10. 16
  11. 40
  12. 260
  13. 450
  14. 19
  15. 6.8
  16. 9.6
  17. 55
  18. 13
  19. 8.8
  20. 1000
  21. 120
  22. 4.8
  23. 2.6
  24. 12
  25. 4.7
  26. 40
  27. 5.2
  28. 7
  29. 17
  30. 6
  31. 7
  32. 8
  33. 13
  34. 10
  35. 210
  36. 10
  37. 1.4
  38. 16
  39. 15
  40. 4

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