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Scale Drawing Worksheet

Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 796 · 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 40 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 12 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 370 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 320 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 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  10. 10.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 350 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 390 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 540 cm long. How long is it 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.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to make them pretty (c) to hide sizes (d) to save ink only
  24. 24.📐 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?
  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 beam is 290 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 810 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 60 (d) 1000
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 230 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 960 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 900 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 360 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 32 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 200 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 220 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. 480
  2. 60
  3. 6
  4. 1000
  5. 3.7
  6. 3.2
  7. 280
  8. 320
  9. 190
  10. 10
  11. 20
  12. 8
  13. 40
  14. 3.5
  15. 150
  16. 14
  17. 560
  18. 180
  19. 3.9
  20. 260
  21. 5.4
  22. 160
  23. big things fit on paper
  24. 14
  25. 440
  26. 2.9
  27. 8.1
  28. 16
  29. 100
  30. 2.3
  31. 300
  32. 9.6
  33. 16
  34. 9
  35. 140
  36. 60
  37. 3.6
  38. 16
  39. 10
  40. 2.2

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