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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 685 · 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 380 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 180 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 750 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 340 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 5 (c) 100 (d) 10
  9. 9.📐 A beam is 630 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to save ink only (c) to hide sizes (d) to make them pretty
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 330 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 26 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 60 (d) 1000
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 700 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 150 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 160 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 590 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 280 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  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. 3.8
  2. 1.8
  3. 7.5
  4. 270
  5. 3.4
  6. 130
  7. 15
  8. 10
  9. 6.3
  10. 320
  11. 4
  12. 160
  13. big things fit on paper
  14. 120
  15. 3.3
  16. 13
  17. 25
  18. 24
  19. 50
  20. 180
  21. 1000
  22. 28
  23. 450
  24. 100
  25. 440
  26. 480
  27. 40
  28. 7
  29. 80
  30. 11
  31. 360
  32. 1.5
  33. 19
  34. 4
  35. 1.6
  36. 6
  37. 15
  38. 5.9
  39. 14
  40. 22

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