Measurement: Converting Units - Worksheets, Questions and Revision

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Name: _______________________________ Date: ____ / ____ / ______

Answer ALL questions. Show all your working.

Write 150 centimetres in metres.

(1)

Which is larger, 750 ml or 3/4 L? Explain your answer.

(1)

Seven apples each weigh 85 g. What is the total mass in kilograms, to three decimal places?

(2)

A watering can holds 2.5 litres. Each small plant needs 300 ml of water. How many small plants can be watered full using one watering can?

(2)

A metal rod is 1.8 metres long. Write its length in millimetres.

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A recipe needs 750 ml of milk. You have a jug containing 0.8 litres. Do you have enough milk? Explain your answer and say how much is left or needed.

(2)

One sausage roll weighs 120 g. A pack contains 6 sausage rolls. A shop sells 6 such packs. What is the total mass of all the sausage rolls in kilograms?

(3)

A classroom set of art paper has 12 boxes. Each box weighs 0.45 kg. What is the total mass of the art paper in grams?

(2)

A jug contains 2500 ml. Is this equal to 2.5 L? Explain your answer. If another jug holds 3 L, how much more water does the 3 L jug hold than the 2500 ml jug? Give your answer in millilitres.

(3)

A football pitch is 100 m long. A running track is 2500 cm long. How many metres long is the running track? What fraction of the pitch is the running track's length? Give the fraction in its simplest form.

(2)

How many centimetres are there in 3.2 metres?

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Convert 45 millimetres to centimetres.

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Write 750 grams as kilograms.

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Convert 2.3 kilograms into grams.

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How many litres are there in 1250 millilitres?

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Write 0.6 litres in millilitres.

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A 2.4 metre ribbon is cut into 6 equal pieces. How long is each piece in centimetres?

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Sophie buys three bags of sugar. Each bag weighs 1.25 kg. Work out the total mass in grams.

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Mark scheme · 7.5 Measurement: Converting Units

Question 1

B1 1.5 m correct (150 cm = 1.5 m) cao
Answer: 1.5 m

Question 2

B1 Statement and reason that they are equal because 3/4 L = 750 ml (or 750 ml = 3/4 L) cao
Answer: They are equal because 3/4 L = 0.75 L = 750 ml

Question 3

M1 Multiply 85 g by 7 to get 595 g seen
A1 0.595 kg cao
Answer: 0.595 kg

Question 4

M1 Convert 2.5 L to 2500 ml and divide by 300 ml (2500/300) seen
A1 8 plants cao
Answer: 8

Question 5

B1 1800 mm cao
Answer: 1800 mm

Question 6

M1 Convert 0.8 L to 800 ml or compare quantities (0.8 L = 800 ml) method
A1 Yes; 800 ml - 750 ml = 50 ml left cao
Answer: Yes; there is 50 ml left

Question 7

M1 Find mass of one pack: 6 × 120 g = 720 g
M1 Multiply 720 g by 6 packs to get 4320 g
A1 4.32 kg cao
Answer: 4.32 kg

Question 8

M1 Convert 0.45 kg to 450 g and multiply by 12 (450 × 12 = 5400 g) method
A1 5400 g cao
Answer: 5400 g

Question 9

M1 Convert 2500 ml to 2.5 L seen
B1 State that 2500 ml is equal to 2.5 L cao
M1 Find difference 3.0 L - 2.5 L = 0.5 L and convert to 500 ml
Answer: Yes; they are equal. 500 ml

Question 10

B1 2500 cm = 25 m seen
B1 Fraction 25/100 = 1/4 in simplest form cao
Answer: 25 m; 1/4

Question 11

B1 320 cm cao
Answer: 320 cm

Question 12

B1 4.5 cm cao
Answer: 4.5 cm

Question 13

B1 0.75 kg cao
Answer: 0.75 kg

Question 14

B1 2300 g cao
Answer: 2300 g

Question 15

B1 1.25 L cao
Answer: 1.25 L

Question 16

B1 600 ml cao
Answer: 600 ml

Question 17

M1 Divide 2.4 m by 6 or convert then divide (2.4/6 = 0.4 m or 240 cm/6 = 40 cm) method
A1 40 cm cao
Answer: 40 cm

Question 18

M1 Multiply 1.25 kg by 3 to get 3.75 kg or convert each to 1250 g then add
A1 3750 g cao
Answer: 3750 g

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