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Year 3 Maths — How heavy, and how much it holds

Compare how heavy things are, and work out how much a container holds.

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Before you start

Two parcels sit on one side of this balance and one on the other, with spare weights below. Try to bring the beam level.

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More than one arrangement levels it, and the number of parcels in each pan is never what settles it — only the totals are.

  1. 1.Match each parcel to what it weighs after 2 kg more is added.

    • 3 kg
    • 6 kg
    • 10 kg
    • 1 kg
    • 3
    • 5
    • 12
    • 8

  2. 2.Which of these is the heaviest?

    • a) A leaf
    • b) A pin
    • c) A feather
    • d) A brick

  3. 3.Two tins weigh 5 kg each. What do they weigh together?

  4. 4.One jug holds 2 l. How much do 5 jugs hold?

  5. 5.A melon weighs 4 kg and an apple weighs 1. How much heavier is the melon?

  6. 6.A bottle holds 2 l and you pour out 1. How much is left?

  7. 7.Which of these holds the most?

    • a) A cup
    • b) A bucket
    • c) A glass
    • d) A spoon

  8. 8.This scale is marked in kg. Tap 6.

    Mark the line with an X.

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Answer key — Year 3 Maths — How heavy, and how much it holds

  1. 1. 3 kg → 5; 6 kg → 8; 10 kg → 12; 1 kg → 3
  2. 2. d) A brick
  3. 3. 10
  4. 4. 10
  5. 5. 3
  6. 6. 1
  7. 7. b) A bucket
  8. 8. 6