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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 751 · 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 26 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 860 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  4. 4.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 5 (d) 1000
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 340 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 380 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 60
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 A beam is 870 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  12. 12.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 650 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 210 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 680 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 800 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  22. 22.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) to make them pretty (c) to hide sizes (d) big things fit on paper
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 55 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 36 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 600 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 140 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 6 m long. How long is it on the plan, 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 5 m. A real bridge is 70 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 13
  2. 8.6
  3. 1000
  4. 10
  5. 3.4
  6. 3.8
  7. 100
  8. 160
  9. 520
  10. 150
  11. 8.7
  12. 320
  13. 6.5
  14. 2.1
  15. 210
  16. 6.8
  17. 90
  18. 8
  19. 10
  20. 420
  21. 100
  22. big things fit on paper
  23. 11
  24. 18
  25. 10
  26. 6
  27. 60
  28. 300
  29. 14
  30. 360
  31. 330
  32. 14
  33. 120
  34. 35
  35. 34
  36. 3
  37. 2.7
  38. 14
  39. 20
  40. 26

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