Volume
Capacity
Mass
Word problems 1
Word problems 2
100

What is volume?

The amount of liquid inside the container.


100

What is capacity?

The total amount of liquid a container can hold. 

100

What are the units of mass? 

gram or kilograms

100

A can of soup is 350 ml and Jack mixes in a can full of water with the soup. What is the total volume?

350 + 350 = 700 The total volume is 700 ml.

100

The mass of a pencil is 115 grams. The mass of a book is 385 grams. What is their total mass?

115 + 385 =500 grams

200

What are the units used for volume?

Millilitres or Litters. 
200
1 litter = ? millilitres. 

1000 ml

200

1 kg = ? g

1 kg = 1000 g

200

In a water bottle, there is 3 L of water. If the capacity of the bottle is 9 L, how much more water is needed to fill up the bottle?

9 – 3 = 6 6 L of water are needed to fill up the bottle.

200

John weighs 80 kilograms, Peter weighs 70 kilograms. Erik weighs 90 kilograms.  How much do the 3 people weigh altogether?

80 + 70 + 90 = 240 kilograms

300

78 ml is less or greater than 509 ml? 

Less than 
300

A container that is full has more or less liquid than a container that is half full?

More liquid 

300

9 kg = ? g

900 g

300

The gas tank on Bob’s car holds 45 liters. He used 6 liters of gasoline on Saturday and another 8 liters of gasoline on Sunday. How much gasoline was left in the car?

45 – 6 – 8 = 31 There were 31 liters of gasoline left in the car.

300

A dolphin is fed 15 kg of fish in a day. If it is fed 3 times a day, how much fish was fed to the dolphin at each meal?

15 ÷ 3 = 5 

The dolphin was fed 5 kg of fish each time.

400

4858 l = _____ l ____ ml 

4 l 858 ml 
400

A container that is 3/4 empty has more or less liquid  than a container that is 1/2 full?

Less

400

5698 kg =  ___ kg ____ g 

5 kg 698 g 

400

Each tablespoon can hold 15 ml of oil. If 3 tablespoons of oil are put into a pan, how much oil is there in the pan?

15 x 3 = 45 45 ml of oil is in the pan.

400

A bottle of lotion is 500 ml. Each pump will pump out 7 ml of lotion. How much lotion is left after 2 pumps?

500 – 7 – 7 = 486 486 ml of lotion is left.

500

1 l 508 ml + 3 l 206 ml = ?

4 l 714 ml

500

True or false:

A container that has been filled to it’s maximum capacity is called half full capacity. 

False

500
5 kg 365 g - 2 kg 139 g = ? 

3 kg 226 g

500

40 ml of milk was added to the dough for a loaf of bread. If the loaf was then sliced into 8 slices, how much milk was in each slice?  

40 ÷ 8 = 5  

5 ml of milk was in each slice of bread.

500

The TV stand can support up to 165 kg. The TV is 21 kg, and the DVD machine is 3 kg. How much more weight can the TV stand support?

165 – 21 – 3 = 144 kg 

The TV stand can support 144 additional kilograms.