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Mass. Metric and Imperial Measurements. Metric Units of Measurement. What metric units do we use for measuring mass? tonne, kilogram, gram How many mg in 1 g? How many g in 1 kg? How many kg in 1 tonne?. Metric Units. milli means thousandth kilo means one thousand. Heavyweight?.
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Mass Metric and Imperial Measurements
Metric Units of Measurement • What metric units do we use for measuring mass? tonne, kilogram, gram • How many mg in 1 g? • How many g in 1 kg? • How many kg in 1 tonne?
Metric Units • milli means thousandth • kilo means one thousand
Heavyweight? Tariq wants to buy a new laptop and wants one that weighs less than 2.8kg and costs less than £949 and more than £599 Which should Tariq buy?
Cleaner? Jennifer wants to buy a new vacuum cleaner for her salon. She wants it to be less than 5kg in weight and cost less than £249 Which should Jennifer buy?
Holiday Bucaroo • Sally is going on holiday and has to pack all of these items. Which price will she have to pay for her luggage? 5 dresses 1.4kg sunglasses 200g 7 bikinis 1.1kg 3 pairs of sandals 3200g 3 towels 2kg 1 passport 50g 3 bottles of suntan lotion 1.4kg 5 shorts 900g 1 phone and charger 750g
Imperial units • What are imperial units of mass? Ounce (oz), pound (lb), stone, hundredweight (cwt), ton 16 oz = 1 lb, 14 lb = 1 stone, 8 stones in 1 cwt, 160 stone = 1 ton 20 cwt = 1 ton
Conversion between metric and imperial measurements - mass. • 1 gram = 0.035 ounces • 1 ounce = 28.35 grams • 1 pound = 0.45 kilograms • 1 kilogram = 2.20 pounds • 1 stone = 6.35 kilograms • 1 kilogram = 0.156 stones