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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 776 · 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 10 m. A real bridge is 110 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 5 (d) 10
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 60 (c) 100 (d) 10
  9. 9.📐 A beam is 480 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 820 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 A beam is 280 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 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 590 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 300 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 10000 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 320 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, 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 10 m. A real bridge is 200 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 14 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 15 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 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
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 11
  2. 400
  3. 10
  4. 10
  5. 300
  6. 100
  7. 16
  8. 100
  9. 4.8
  10. 8.2
  11. 2.8
  12. 280
  13. 270
  14. 32
  15. 120
  16. 260
  17. 5.9
  18. 14
  19. 2
  20. 120
  21. 60
  22. 160
  23. 36
  24. 3
  25. 60
  26. 1000
  27. 3.2
  28. 18
  29. 80
  30. 20
  31. 7
  32. 7
  33. 30
  34. 360
  35. 3
  36. 220
  37. 22
  38. 300
  39. big things fit on paper
  40. 20

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