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Mass
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Word Problems
100

2 km =? m

2,000 m

100

4.5 L = ?mL

4,500 mL

100

60 kg = ? g

60,000g

100

The metric unit would you use to measure the weight of a rubber band.

milligram

100

Last weekend, Will ran in a 5-km race. How many meters did he run?

5,000 m

200

12m = ?mm

12,000 mm

200

DOUBLE!

6.4 L = ? mL

6,400 mL

200

9,000 g = ? kg

9 kg

200

The metric unit used to measure the length of the room.

meter

200

A bag of potato chips has 400mg of sodium per serving. This is how many grams of sodium it has.

0.4 grams

300

2,500 m =? km

2.5 km

300

100 L + ? mL

100,000 mL

300

250,000 g = ? kg

250 kg

300

The metric unit of measure used to measure the length of your pencil. (Hint: it is not mm)

centimeter

300

DOUBLE!

The distance from Billy’s house to Jamie’s house is 7 km. The distance from Jake’s house to Jamie’s house is 6,500 meters. Who lives closer to Jamie’s house?

Jake

400

1,500 m = ? km

1.5

400

17,000 mL = ? L

17 L

400

20,000 g =? mg

20,000,000 mg

400

The metric unit used to measure the weight of a dog.

kilogram

400

Tristan has 1,250 mL of juice. He buys 3,750 mL more juice. How many liters of juice does he have in total?

5 L

500

4.5 km = ? mm

4,500,000 mm

500

1,000,000 mL = ? L

1,000 L

500

7 kg = ? mg

7,000,000 mg

500

The metric unit of measure used to measure the distance from Tokyo to Mt. Fuji.

kilometer

500

Corey is training to run a 10km race. This is how many meters he will run.

10,000 m