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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 749 · 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 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?
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 28 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  3. 3.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 11 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 10 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 580 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 5 (d) 1000
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 95 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 60 (d) 1000
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 160 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 90 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 890 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 770 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 810 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 25 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) big things fit on paper (c) to hide sizes (d) to make them pretty
  22. 22.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 440 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 120 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 10000
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 190 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 950 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 220 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 270 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 14
  3. 330
  4. 90
  5. 160
  6. 5.8
  7. 80
  8. 200
  9. 400
  10. 10
  11. 19
  12. 100
  13. 1.6
  14. 340
  15. 18
  16. 8.9
  17. 7.7
  18. 8.1
  19. 35
  20. 5
  21. big things fit on paper
  22. 140
  23. 4.4
  24. 1.2
  25. 90
  26. 1000
  27. 110
  28. 280
  29. 1.9
  30. 130
  31. 40
  32. 40
  33. 9.5
  34. 2.2
  35. 260
  36. 440
  37. 2.7
  38. 12
  39. 30
  40. 10

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