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Student Sheet 25 (Measurement: Lesson 3)

Choose the best answer.

1. What is the best estimate for

2. What is the best estimate for

the mass of an average

for the weight/mass of a

adult woman?

handful of peanuts?

A. 20 g

A. 1 g

B. 2 kg

B. 1 kg

C. 60 g

C. 20 g

D. 60 kg

D. 20 kg

3. Is the weight/mass of a TV more or less than a gram? ___________

4. Is the weight/mass of shoelace more or less than a kilogram? __________

In 5–8, choose the best unit to measure the weight/mass of each object.

5. A pen _____________

6. A handful of paperclips_________

7. A bowling ball ____________

9. A flea _____________

For 9 and 10, fill in the blanks.

9. To change from kilograms to grams, ____________ by 1000.

10. To change from milligrams to grams, ___________ by 1000.

For 5 and 6, fill in each circle with the symbol (>, <, or =) to make the

statements true.

11. 105 g

1 kg

12. 4500 mg

4 g

13. The weight of a box of crackers is approximately 270 grams. If a truck

was carrying 2000 boxes of crackers, how much did the cargo of

crackers weigh in kilograms?

A. 540,000 kg

B. 54,000 kg

C. 5,400 kg

D. 540 kg

14. In that same box of crackers, one serving contains approximately 170 mg

of sodium (salt.) If there were 9 servings in the entire box,

approximately how much sodium would you get, in grams, if you ate the

entire box?

A. 1.5 g

B. 15 g

C. 150 g

D. 1500 g

Grade 8 Mathematics

Lesson 3, Measurement

Mathematics Measurement: Lesson 3 - Grade 8 Page 8

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