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Capacity and Weight Measurement

Choose suitable units, convert between units, and solve each measurement problem. Show your working where space is provided.

Market Measurement Choices

1.Which unit is most suitable for measuring the amount of juice in a large drink dispenser?

grams
litres
metres

2.A packet of flour has a mass of 700 g. What is its mass in kilograms?

0.07 kg
0.7 kg
7 kg

3.Which holds the greater volume: a 900 mL bottle or a 1.4 L jug?

The 900 mL bottle
The 1.4 L jug
They hold equal amounts

4.Select every item that would usually be measured in grams.

A pear
A bus
A small packet of seeds
A swimming pool

Cooking and Converting

5.A soup recipe needs 2.4 litres of stock. How many millilitres is that?

6.A recipe uses 4 apples, each with a mass of 125 g. What is their combined mass?

7.A drink mixture contains 300 mL of berry juice and 700 mL of water. What is the total volume in litres?

8.A pumpkin has a mass of 3.6 kg. Convert its mass to grams.

Compare and Solve

9.Three drink containers hold 2.2 L, 1,600 mL, and 0.8 L. Write their capacities in order from least to greatest.

10.Hana buys 1.4 kg of carrots and 650 g of potatoes. What is the total mass in kilograms?

11.The Māori word rahi can mean size or capacity. A jug holds 1.5 L and a bottle holds 750 mL. Which container has the greater rahi (capacity), and by how much?