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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 963 · 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.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 1000
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 660 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  8. 8.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 A beam is 850 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 10 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  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 5 m. A real bridge is 15 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 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
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 200 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  19. 19.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 600 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 550 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 840 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 650 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 360 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 A beam is 830 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 36 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 580 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 210 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  39. 39.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10000 (d) 10
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 890 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 600
  3. 18
  4. 40
  5. 6.6
  6. 20
  7. 2
  8. 180
  9. 280
  10. 40
  11. 8.5
  12. 180
  13. 5
  14. 10
  15. 3
  16. big things fit on paper
  17. 20
  18. 90
  19. 100
  20. 55
  21. 6
  22. 5.5
  23. 85
  24. 8.4
  25. 11
  26. 6.5
  27. 7
  28. 360
  29. 3.6
  30. 11
  31. 8.3
  32. 18
  33. 5.8
  34. 140
  35. 38
  36. 2.1
  37. 520
  38. 28
  39. 1000
  40. 8.9

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