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Mass
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Story Problems
100

How many millimetres (mm) are there in 5 centimetres (cm)?

50 mm

100

How many grams (g) are in a 2-kilogram (kg) bag of flour?

2 000 g

100

How many millilitres (mL) are in a standard 3-litre (L) milk bottle?

3 000 mL

100

Convert 4:15 pm into 24-hour time

16:15

100

Mia needs 1.5 m of ribbon. The shop only sells it in centimetres. How many cm should she buy?

150 cm

200

Convert 3.5 metres (m) into centimetres (cm).

350 cm

200
  • An elephant weighs 4.5 tonnes (t). What is its weight in kilograms (kg)?

4 500 kg

200

Convert 450 millilitres (mL) into litres (L).

0.45 L

200

Convert 08:30 into 12-hour time, using am or pm.

8:30 am

200

Cooper buys a 1.2 kg watermelon and 800 g of grapes. What is the total weight of the fruit in kilograms?

2 kg

300

A running track is 1,200 metres long. How many kilometres (km) is this?

1.2 km

300

Convert 750 grams (g) into kilograms (kg) as a decimal.

0.75 kg

300

A juice recipe calls for 1.25 L of water. How many millilitres (mL) is this?

1 250 mL

300

 A movie starts at 19:45. What time is this in 12-hour time?

7:45 am

300

A water bottle holds 750 mL. If Liam drinks 2 full bottles, how many litres (L) of water has he had?

1.5 L

400

Convert 45 millimetres (mm) into metres (m).

0.045 m

400

 A box contains 8 packets of biscuits, each weighing 250 g. What is the total mass of the box in kilograms (kg)?

2 kg 

(8 × 250g = 2000g)

400

If a teaspoon holds 5 mL, how many teaspoons do you need to fill a 0.1-litre container?

20 teaspoons 

(0.1 L = 100 mL; 100 ÷ 5 = 20)

400

Convert 12:05 am into 24-hour time.

00:05

400

A rectangular garden bed is 250 cm long and 2 m wide. What is its perimeter in metres (m)?

9 m

 (2.5 m + 2.5 m + 2 m + 2 m)

500

Arrange these lengths from shortest to longest: 0.3 km, 3,200 cm, 310 m.

3 200 cm

 (32m), 310 m, 0.3 km (300m)

500

Convert 0.06 tonnes (t) into grams (g).

60 000 g 

(0.06 t = 60 kg = 60,000 g)

500

A water tank loses 0.005 Litres of water every second through a leak. How many millilitres (mL) does it lose in one minute?

Answer: 300 mL 

(0.005 L = 5 mL per second; 5 mL × 60 seconds = 300 mL)

500

A flight departs at 22:15 and takes 3.5 hours. At what 12-hour time does it land the next day?

1:45 am

500

A science experiment requires 0.04 L of liquid per student. If there are 25 students, how many millilitres (mL) of liquid are needed in total?

1000 mL (or 1 L) 

(0.04 L × 25 = 1 L = 1000 mL)