METRIC MEASURES WORD PROBLEMS WORKSHEET

Problem 1 :

Jack is 1.36 meters tall. His friend Ian is 5 centimeters taller than Jack. What height is Ian? Give your answer in meters.

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Problem 2 :

Mary runs 600 m every day. Work out how far Mary runs in one week. Give your answer in kilometers.

Problem 3 :

Karl is baking a loaf of bread and needs 0.8 kg of flour. He has 72 grams of flour. How much more flour does Karl need? Give your answer in grams.

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Problem 4 :

James and Jack buy a 3 litre carton of orange juice. Each boy drinks 650 ml of orange juice. How much orange juice is left? Give your answer in litres.

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Problem 5 :

Rebecca has two dogs, Lucky and Pepe. Lucky weighs 5.4 kilograms. Pepe is 800 grams lighter than Lucky. Work out how much Pepe weighs. State your units.

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Problem 6 :

A 2p coin has a mass of 7 grams. Find the total mass of £80 worth of 2p coins. Give your answer in kilograms.

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Problem 7 :

A cake recipe required 0.25 kg of flour. Rachel has 550 grams of flour. How much flour will she have left when she made the cake ?

Given your answer in kg.

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Problem 8 :

A bottle contains 1.5 liters of cola. Hannah drinks 300 ml of cola and Ben drinks 450 ml. How much of the cola is left ?

Give your answer in ml.

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Problem 9 :

A chemistry teacher requires 250 mg of the chemical for an experiment. He has 30 grams of chemical. How many times can he carry out the experiment ?

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Problem 10 :

Emma estimates that the mass of one sweet is 20 g. A packet contain 0.36 kg of these sweets. How many sweets would you expect to find in this packet ?

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