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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 668 · 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 5 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  3. 3.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
  4. 4.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  5. 5.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 470 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  8. 8.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 60 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 440 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) to save ink only (c) big things fit on paper (d) to hide sizes
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 120 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 12 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 850 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 730 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 360 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  21. 21.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 800 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 A beam is 240 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  27. 27.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 250 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  32. 32.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 5 (d) 1000
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 110 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 190 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 770 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 40
  3. 100
  4. 160
  5. 1000
  6. 4.7
  7. 10
  8. 30
  9. 6
  10. 120
  11. 200
  12. 4.4
  13. big things fit on paper
  14. 12
  15. 6
  16. 8.5
  17. 7.3
  18. 3.6
  19. 520
  20. 20
  21. 110
  22. 7
  23. 15
  24. 8
  25. 2.4
  26. 8
  27. 390
  28. 22
  29. 190
  30. 2.5
  31. 150
  32. 10
  33. 90
  34. 1.1
  35. 240
  36. 1.9
  37. 34
  38. 20
  39. 7.7
  40. 80

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