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Mastering Measurement Metrics

Help plan a pop-up market stall. Solve each measurement challenge, show working where useful, and include units in your answers.

Choose the right measure

A good measurement starts by choosing the attribute, tool and unit that suit the job.

1.For each market task, name the attribute you are measuring (length, mass, capacity, temperature or time), a suitable tool, and a suitable unit: (a) checking how long the stall table is; (b) weighing a bag of apples; (c) filling a bottle with juice; (d) checking whether a chilly bin is cold enough; (e) timing a queue challenge.

2.The stall has a 2.4 m table. What is its length in centimetres?

3.The fruit crate has a mass of 3 kg 450 g. Write this mass in grams.

4.A juice dispenser contains 5 L of juice. If each cup holds 250 mL, how many full cups can be poured?

Measure, compare and plan

Use the stall information to work out quantities and make sensible decisions.

5.The market opens at 9:30 am and closes at 1:00 pm. How long is it open?

3 hours 20 minutes
3 hours 30 minutes
4 hours 30 minutes
4 hours 20 minutes

6.A roll of bunting is 6 m long. The stall uses 185 cm for the front and 230 cm for the sides. How many centimetres of bunting remain?

Item

Amount

Apples

4 kg 200 g

Honey

1 kg 750 g

Lemons

2 kg 650 g

7.Use the Market stock snapshot. What is the combined mass of the apples and lemons in grams?

8.Use the Market stock snapshot. Which item is heaviest, and how much heavier is it than the honey? Give your answer in grams.

9.A recipe needs 750 mL of water for one batch of lemonade. The stall makes 4 batches. Is a 3 L jug enough? Explain using matching units.

10.A customer asks for 1.25 kg of apples. The scales show 1,205 g. How many more grams are needed to reach the requested mass?

11.Choose the most sensible unit for each: (a) the distance between two towns; (b) the mass of one strawberry; (c) the capacity of a large water tank; (d) the time for a short sprint.

12.A sign says, “The table is 2 m long, the juice jug holds 2 L, and the apples have a mass of 4 kg.” Explain why metres, litres and kilograms are appropriate units for those measurements.