Mass

10 Grade 6 Mathematics questions on Mass, with worked marking schemes. 10 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   Convert 3 tonnes 250 kg to kg.

   A. 32,500 kg

   B. 3,250 kg

   C. 3,025 kg

   D. 325 kg

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2. Question 2

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   5 identical boxes weigh 12.5 kg altogether. What is the mass of each box?

   A. 2 kg

   B. 2.25 kg

   C. 3 kg

   D. 2.5 kg

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3. Question 3

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   A lorry transported 4,500 kg of sand. What was the mass in tonnes?

   A. 0.45

   B. 450

   C. 45

   D. 4.5

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4. Question 4

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   A bag of maize weighs 90 kg. How many bags make 1 tonne?

   A. 11

   B. 12

   C. 10

   D. 9

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   A. $11$ — a tonne is $1,000$ kg, and $1,000÷90=11$ with $10$ kg left over. Since a twelfth bag would exceed the tonne, $11$ full bags is the answer.

5. Question 5

   1 mark

   Convert 6,800 g to kg.

   A. 68 kg

   B. 0.68 kg

   C. 6.8 kg

   D. 680 kg

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6. Question 6

   1 mark

   How many grams are in 0.75 kg?

   A. 750 g

   B. 75 g

   C. 7.5 g

   D. 7,500 g

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   A. $750$ g — multiply by $1,000$ to change kilograms to grams: $0.75\times 1,000=750$. B multiplies by only $100$.

7. Question 7

   1 mark

   A farmer harvested 2.4 tonnes of potatoes. He sold 1,750 kg. How many kg remained?

   A. 650 kg

   B. 750 kg

   C. 1,400 kg

   D. 250 kg

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8. Question 8

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   A recipe needs 250 g of flour. How many grams are needed for 8 batches?

   A. 1,500 g

   B. 200 g

   C. 2,500 g

   D. 2,000 g

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9. Question 9

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   A parcel weighs 2 kg 350 g. Another weighs 1 kg 800 g. What is the total mass?

   A. 4 kg 150 g

   B. 3 kg 150 g

   C. 3 kg 550 g

   D. 4 kg 050 g

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10. Question 10

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    A truck can carry a maximum of 5 tonnes. It has 3,450 kg loaded. How many more kg can be added?

    A. 2,550 kg

    B. 1,650 kg

    C. 1,450 kg

    D. 1,550 kg

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