Math story 75 · Word problems

Kilograms and Grams

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Mom Owl buys 4 bags of flour. Each one weighs 2 kilograms 500 grams.

4 times 2 kilograms is 8 kilograms. 4 times 500 grams is 2 kilograms.

All together, the flour weighs 10 kilograms.

6 sacks weigh 1 kg 500 g each. How many kilograms in all?

Answer and working

Correct! 6 kilograms plus 3 kilograms. That's 9 kilograms.

6 + 3 = 9

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