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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 952 · 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 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 160 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  3. 3.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 5 (d) 10
  4. 4.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  5. 5.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 60 (c) 10 (d) 100
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 85 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 A beam is 750 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 120 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 250 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 710 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 10000 (d) 1000
  18. 18.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to make them pretty (c) to save ink only (d) to hide sizes
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 800 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 2 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 wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  25. 25.📐 A beam is 420 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  26. 26.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 5 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 wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 200 cm long. How long is it 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 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?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 640 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 620 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 90 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 180
  2. 16
  3. 10
  4. 16
  5. 100
  6. 420
  7. 200
  8. 12
  9. 80
  10. 17
  11. 7.5
  12. 16
  13. 1.2
  14. 60
  15. 2.5
  16. 7.1
  17. 1000
  18. big things fit on paper
  19. 8
  20. 80
  21. 120
  22. 200
  23. 4
  24. 20
  25. 4.2
  26. 150
  27. 170
  28. 12
  29. 100
  30. 200
  31. 360
  32. 150
  33. 2
  34. 120
  35. 360
  36. 6.4
  37. 280
  38. 6.2
  39. 9
  40. 280

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