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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 933 · 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 10 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) big things fit on paper (c) to hide sizes (d) to save ink only
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  4. 4.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  5. 5.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 60 (c) 10 (d) 100
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 450 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 570 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 A beam is 330 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 420 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  19. 19.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 100
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 270 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 770 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 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 2 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 230 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 930 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 55 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 170 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 130 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 220 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 620 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 100
  2. big things fit on paper
  3. 20
  4. 380
  5. 90
  6. 14
  7. 100
  8. 4.5
  9. 2
  10. 5.7
  11. 3.3
  12. 8
  13. 4.2
  14. 120
  15. 50
  16. 9
  17. 1000
  18. 16
  19. 10
  20. 14
  21. 75
  22. 2.7
  23. 7.7
  24. 40
  25. 40
  26. 2.3
  27. 9.3
  28. 600
  29. 15
  30. 11
  31. 95
  32. 17
  33. 30
  34. 1.3
  35. 2.2
  36. 36
  37. 9
  38. 60
  39. 6.2
  40. 22

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