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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 990 · 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 real bridge is 6 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10000
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  5. 5.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 60 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 16 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 290 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 610 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to hide sizes (b) to make them pretty (c) to save ink only (d) big things fit on paper
  15. 15.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 740 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 720 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 170 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 190 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 5 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 190 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 13 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 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 620 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 32 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 150 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 920 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 1000
  3. 50
  4. 100
  5. 100
  6. 8
  7. 120
  8. 120
  9. 95
  10. 60
  11. 32
  12. 2.9
  13. 6.1
  14. big things fit on paper
  15. 200
  16. 85
  17. 7.4
  18. 480
  19. 7.2
  20. 16
  21. 18
  22. 90
  23. 1.7
  24. 280
  25. 160
  26. 1.9
  27. 16
  28. 10
  29. 4
  30. 19
  31. 26
  32. 90
  33. 6.2
  34. 16
  35. 30
  36. 210
  37. 15
  38. 14
  39. 9.2
  40. 9

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