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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 840 · 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 wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10000 (d) 10
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 950 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) big things fit on paper (c) to make them pretty (d) to hide sizes
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 370 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 840 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 380 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 5
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 580 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 320 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 45 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 960 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 90 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 60 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 60 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 630 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 260 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 26
  2. 160
  3. 14
  4. 1000
  5. 9.5
  6. 300
  7. big things fit on paper
  8. 3.7
  9. 200
  10. 8.4
  11. 280
  12. 180
  13. 19
  14. 10
  15. 60
  16. 90
  17. 260
  18. 5
  19. 12
  20. 4
  21. 20
  22. 80
  23. 330
  24. 5.8
  25. 110
  26. 3.2
  27. 9
  28. 9.6
  29. 9
  30. 12
  31. 3
  32. 600
  33. 270
  34. 120
  35. 6.3
  36. 10
  37. 13
  38. 80
  39. 30
  40. 40

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