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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 927 · 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 model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 16 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  3. 3.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 10000
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 870 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 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?
  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 beam is 790 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  15. 15.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 200 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 5 (d) 100
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 950 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 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?
  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 220 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  25. 25.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 440 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 150 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 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 230 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 300 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 140
  2. 8
  3. 1000
  4. 8.7
  5. 20
  6. big things fit on paper
  7. 7.9
  8. 40
  9. 120
  10. 19
  11. 90
  12. 340
  13. 50
  14. 100
  15. 100
  16. 2
  17. 10
  18. 200
  19. 9.5
  20. 12
  21. 14
  22. 2.2
  23. 36
  24. 100
  25. 360
  26. 120
  27. 18
  28. 320
  29. 20
  30. 4.4
  31. 15
  32. 320
  33. 75
  34. 120
  35. 2.3
  36. 4
  37. 120
  38. 15
  39. 450
  40. 2

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