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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 938 · 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 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 340 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 980 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 390 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 800 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 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
  9. 9.📐 A beam is 770 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
  11. 11.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 260 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  19. 19.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 100
  20. 20.📐 A beam is 580 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  24. 24.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 160 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 550 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 870 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 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?
  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.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 14 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 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 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 360 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 32
  2. 3.4
  3. 40
  4. 9.8
  5. 3.9
  6. 8
  7. 20
  8. big things fit on paper
  9. 7.7
  10. 100
  11. 180
  12. 40
  13. 150
  14. 320
  15. 60
  16. 80
  17. 2.6
  18. 14
  19. 10
  20. 5.8
  21. 10
  22. 220
  23. 360
  24. 260
  25. 60
  26. 1.6
  27. 5.5
  28. 8.7
  29. 240
  30. 50
  31. 90
  32. 280
  33. 7
  34. 80
  35. 160
  36. 10
  37. 160
  38. 3.6
  39. 36
  40. 360

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