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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 993 · 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.📐 A beam is 850 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 12 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 810 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  8. 8.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 5 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 35 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to hide sizes (b) big things fit on paper (c) to make them pretty (d) to save ink only
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  14. 14.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10000
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 680 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 730 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  20. 20.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 4 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 14 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 10 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 60 (d) 100
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 130 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 120 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 660 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 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 590 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 8.5
  2. 8
  3. 6
  4. 20
  5. 8.1
  6. 280
  7. 75
  8. 10
  9. 7
  10. big things fit on paper
  11. 170
  12. 40
  13. 6
  14. 1000
  15. 600
  16. 6.8
  17. 80
  18. 7.3
  19. 100
  20. 40
  21. 2
  22. 34
  23. 70
  24. 70
  25. 100
  26. 200
  27. 12
  28. 16
  29. 1.3
  30. 1.2
  31. 420
  32. 30
  33. 30
  34. 16
  35. 11
  36. 6.6
  37. 120
  38. 180
  39. 5.9
  40. 35

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