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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 808 · 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 beam is 160 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 300 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 1000
  6. 6.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to hide sizes (c) to make them pretty (d) to save ink only
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  8. 8.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 50 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 60
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 860 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 30 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 650 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 490 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 880 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 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 320 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 690 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 1.6
  2. 60
  3. 8
  4. 3
  5. 10
  6. big things fit on paper
  7. 80
  8. 1000
  9. 60
  10. 5
  11. 100
  12. 8.6
  13. 10
  14. 3
  15. 9
  16. 6.5
  17. 4.9
  18. 18
  19. 60
  20. 8
  21. 36
  22. 200
  23. 140
  24. 85
  25. 50
  26. 130
  27. 200
  28. 14
  29. 240
  30. 8.8
  31. 390
  32. 180
  33. 45
  34. 7
  35. 100
  36. 40
  37. 90
  38. 3.2
  39. 6.9
  40. 120

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