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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 85 · 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 20 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to hide sizes (b) to make them pretty (c) big things fit on paper (d) to save ink only
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 310 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 240 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 4 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.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 22 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 390 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 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 85 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 990 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 4 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 30 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 360 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 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 820 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 34 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  39. 39.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 120
  2. big things fit on paper
  3. 400
  4. 200
  5. 12
  6. 3.1
  7. 320
  8. 12
  9. 3
  10. 160
  11. 8.7
  12. 11
  13. 15
  14. 3.9
  15. 150
  16. 100
  17. 17
  18. 9.9
  19. 50
  20. 80
  21. 300
  22. 60
  23. 10
  24. 18
  25. 120
  26. 28
  27. 100
  28. 13
  29. 8.2
  30. 50
  31. 5
  32. 240
  33. 22
  34. 17
  35. 130
  36. 240
  37. 30
  38. 65
  39. 240
  40. 320

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