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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 855 · 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 5 m. A real bridge is 75 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 380 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 8 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 590 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) to hide sizes (c) to make them pretty (d) big things fit on paper
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 30 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 10 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 430 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 4 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 190 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 2 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 40 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  19. 19.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 950 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 170 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 10000 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 120 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 510 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 95 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 160 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 60 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 990 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 5
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 270 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 280 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 440 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 26
  2. 15
  3. 3.8
  4. 4
  5. 5.9
  6. big things fit on paper
  7. 360
  8. 15
  9. 480
  10. 5
  11. 13
  12. 4.3
  13. 60
  14. 2
  15. 90
  16. 19
  17. 80
  18. 280
  19. 420
  20. 100
  21. 14
  22. 9.5
  23. 1.7
  24. 20
  25. 180
  26. 1000
  27. 50
  28. 1.2
  29. 5.1
  30. 19
  31. 8
  32. 6
  33. 9.9
  34. 10
  35. 9
  36. 2.7
  37. 2.8
  38. 4
  39. 4.4
  40. 120

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