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Scale Drawing Worksheet

Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 871 · 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 880 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 110 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 110 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 270 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10000
  7. 7.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 60 (d) 100
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 15 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 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 A beam is 360 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 210 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 520 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 18 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 430 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 A beam is 420 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 120 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 180 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 840 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 A beam is 990 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 4 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 12 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 wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  35. 35.📐 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
  36. 36.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 300 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 8.8
  2. 1.1
  3. 11
  4. 2.7
  5. 120
  6. 1000
  7. 100
  8. 75
  9. 100
  10. 20
  11. 3.6
  12. 2.1
  13. 5.2
  14. 10
  15. 9
  16. 20
  17. 15
  18. 9
  19. 4.3
  20. 4.2
  21. 12
  22. 4
  23. 40
  24. 18
  25. 14
  26. 120
  27. 150
  28. 30
  29. 50
  30. 8.4
  31. 9.9
  32. 20
  33. 24
  34. 60
  35. big things fit on paper
  36. 40
  37. 38
  38. 15
  39. 3
  40. 32

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