Class 5 Mathematics — Chapter 8: Weight and Capacity

What you'll learn

• ▸Reading Different Weighing Scales
• ▸Identifying Appropriate Units for Weight Measurement
• ▸Conversion of Kilograms and Grams
• ▸Comparing and Ordering Weights
• ▸Conversion of Grams and Milligrams
• ▸Understanding Larger Weight Units (Quintal and Tonne)
• ▸Addition of Weights
• ▸Subtraction of Weights
• ▸Multiplication of Weights
• ▸Division of Weights
• ▸Conversion of Litres and Millilitres
• ▸Addition and Subtraction of Capacities

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- ChapterChapter Weight and 88 Capacity Check! Check! Anu has recorded the weights of the items in her house. Check if she has recorded them correctly by putting a tick against them if they look correct. 1. Iron Almirah – 40 g 2. Bed – 60 kg 3. Rice Bag – 5 kg 4. Sofa – 30 g 5. Bucket – 1 kg 800 g 6. Water Bottle – 650 g 7. Refrigerator – 50 g Let Us Do Read the scales. Write the correct weight in the space given below. abc 000 4 kg2 kg6 kg 5 kg1 kg 3 kg1 kg 4 kg2 kg 2 kg1 kg3 kg ............g......kg.......g......kg.......g def 000 4 kg1 kg1 kg 3 kg1 kg750 g250 g750 g250 g 2 kg500 g500 g ......kg.......g...............g...............g Note for Teachers: The learners should be capable of reading various types of weighing scales in different settings for measuring weights of different objects. Help learners to make sense of each of the scales and make them understand how the ‘0’ works in each scale. --- PAGE 2 --- Different Units but Same Measure Bags are…

Practice Questions from this Chapter

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4. What unit is equal to 1,000 grams? Get Solution →
5. According to the chapter, how many milligrams are in 1 gram? Get Solution →
6. What is the equivalent of 1 liter in milliliters? Get Solution →
7. How many kilograms are in 1 quintal? Get Solution →
8. What unit is equal to 1,000 kg? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 An astronaut's weight changes on the Moon, but their mass remains exactly the same.
• 💡 A newborn blue whale calf weighs as much as two adult elephants combined.
• 💡 Clouds can weigh hundreds of tons, even though they float high in the sky.
• 💡 The kilogram was once defined by a specific metal cylinder stored in France.
• 💡 It takes about 1,000,000 ants to equal the weight of one average human.

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