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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 988 · 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 5 m. A real bridge is 85 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 870 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 280 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  5. 5.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 130 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 5
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 730 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 38 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 360 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 490 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  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.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 580 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) to make them pretty (c) big things fit on paper (d) to hide sizes
  25. 25.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10000
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 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 20 m. A real bridge is 220 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 970 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 660 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 360 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 22 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 17
  2. 16
  3. 8.7
  4. 14
  5. 100
  6. 240
  7. 20
  8. 200
  9. 13
  10. 80
  11. 4
  12. 10
  13. 7.3
  14. 19
  15. 18
  16. 40
  17. 160
  18. 4.9
  19. 20
  20. 12
  21. 480
  22. 5.8
  23. 30
  24. big things fit on paper
  25. 1000
  26. 16
  27. 8
  28. 50
  29. 10
  30. 11
  31. 190
  32. 9.7
  33. 400
  34. 6.6
  35. 9
  36. 70
  37. 3.6
  38. 80
  39. 11
  40. 40

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