Monday, February 4, 2013

Capacity problems for 3rd grade


1.     If a banana weighs 200 grams, how many will weigh 2 kgs?

2.     If a bottle of medicine holds about 100 milliliters, how many 5 milliliter spoonfuls can be poured from the bottle?

3.     Two rolls of carpet tape measure 35 meters and 50 meters long. What is their total length? 

4.     Tanush went on a walk for charity. For every kilometer he walked he earned Rs 3. He earned Rs 12. How many kilometers did he walk?

5.     A running track is 400 meters long. If you run 8 laps, how many meters will you have run?

6.     I walk 3000m on Saturday. On Sunday I walk twice as far. How far did I walk at the weekend?

7.     The mountain is 700m. I walk halfway and twist my ankle. How far did I get?

8.     I walked a total of 45km over three days. On day one I walked 15km, and on day two I walked 12km. How far did I walk on day three?

9.     I walk 800m in the morning and I walk twice as far in the afternoon. How far did I walk?

10. If 500g of cheese costs Rs 48. How much does 1kg of cheese cost?

11. How many 40cm pieces of string would you need to make a 120cm piece of string?

12.     Drona is 1.35m tall. Sukra is 1.80m tall. How much taller is Drona than Sukra?

13.     A bucket takes 20 liters of water. There is a hole at the bottom of the bucket. Every minute, 200 ml of water leaks out of the bucket. How much time will it take to get the bucket empty by water leaking?