W8490PR-Learn from Home Workbook 3
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MASS MEASUREMENTS<br />
M<br />
Measurement<br />
1. There are 1000 grams in 1 kilogram, so:<br />
(a) There are grams in ½ kilogram.<br />
(b) There are grams in 2 kilograms.<br />
(c) 250 grams equals kilogram.<br />
(d) 5000 grams equals kilograms.<br />
2. Write the weight shown on these kitchen scales.<br />
(a) (b) (c) (d)<br />
g g g g<br />
3. Solve these word problems and show your calculations.<br />
Problem<br />
(a) Sam is going to make 2 cakes, 1 loaf and<br />
1 dozen biscuits. He needs 250 g of flour<br />
for each cake, 275 g for the loaf and<br />
175 g for the biscuits. How much flour<br />
does he need altogether?<br />
(b) Poochy the poodle weighed 40 kg. The vet<br />
put him on a strict diet. He lost 3 kg, 4 kg<br />
and 2 kg each month over three months.<br />
What is Poochy’s weight now?<br />
4. Write these measurements in kilograms and grams.<br />
(a) 3.250 kg = 3 kg 250 g (b) 6.405 kg = kg g<br />
(c) 8.995 kg = kg g (d) 4.780 kg = kg g<br />
CHALLENGE<br />
Estimate and then measure the weight of a dictionary using balance scales<br />
and weights.<br />
¼<br />
5<br />
Solution<br />
500<br />
2000<br />
Viewing sample<br />
Estimate:<br />
Actual mass:<br />
Objective<br />
Measures, adds and subtracts mass.<br />
74 <strong>Learn</strong> <strong>from</strong> <strong>Home</strong> <strong>Workbook</strong> 3 978-1-912760-63-3 www.prim-ed.com Prim-Ed Publishing
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