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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 736 · 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 real bridge is 10 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 60 (d) 10
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 10 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 360 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 530 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 20 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 10 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 10 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 330 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 10000 (c) 10 (d) 100
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 220 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) to save ink only (c) to hide sizes (d) big things fit on paper
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 790 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 880 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 100
  3. 32
  4. 200
  5. 60
  6. 10
  7. 2
  8. 3.6
  9. 9
  10. 12
  11. 30
  12. 22
  13. 150
  14. 10
  15. 60
  16. 5.3
  17. 360
  18. 200
  19. 400
  20. 80
  21. 3.3
  22. 1000
  23. 440
  24. 7
  25. 300
  26. 11
  27. 5
  28. 16
  29. big things fit on paper
  30. 7.9
  31. 30
  32. 100
  33. 160
  34. 8
  35. 12
  36. 150
  37. 120
  38. 8
  39. 8.8
  40. 4

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