Capacity
Length
Mass
Sums and Differences
Word Problems
100

3 L = ______mL

3,000mL

100

5km=______ m

5,000m

100

2kg= _______g

2,000g

100

394km 34m + 13km 68m =

407,102m 

100
  1.  Each day, John runs on the treadmill for 3 kilometers and runs on the outdoor track for 5,000 meters.  In all, how many meters does John run each day? Use a tape diagram to help solve. 

John runs 8,000m each day.

200

42L 707mL= _________mL

42,707mL

200

7km= _______m

7,000m

200

30kg 200g= _______g

30,200g

200

35kg 22g -21kg 75g= ____________________

13,947g

200

Since John has started training, he has also been drinking more water.  On Saturday, he drank 1 liters 575 milliliters of water.  On Sunday, he drank some more.  If John drank a total of 3 liters 145 milliliters of water on Saturday and Sunday, how many milliliters of water did John drink on Sunday? Use a tape diagram to help solve.

John drank 1,570mL on Sunday.

300

1L 30 mL= ______ mL

1,030mL

300

4km 535m= _______m

4,535m

300

2kg 47g= _______g

2,047g

300

200L 99mL +1,999mL= ______

202,098mL

300

The Smith’s hot tub has a capacity of 1,458 liters. Mrs. Smith put 487 liters 750 mL of water in the tub. How much water needs to be added to fill the hot tub completely?

1,458,000 mL

400

589L 7mL= ________mL

589,007mL

400

14km 10m= _____

14,010m 

400
304kg 6g= _______g

304,006g 

400

59kg-1,329g= _____

57,671g

400

Since he began exercising so much for his half marathon, John has been losing weight.  In his first week of training, he lost 1 kilograms 320 grams.  In the following two weeks of training, he lost 1 kilogram 645 grams each week.  John now weighs 59 kilograms 470 grams.  What was John’s weight, in grams, before he started training? Explain your thinking.

He weighed 64,080g before he started training.