Length, mass and capacity
Solving word problems
A coconut weighs 600 grams. The box weighs 150 grams. How much does a box of 8 coconuts weigh?
We can use a bar to represent the weight of the box and a different bar to represent the weight of a coconut.
= 150 g
= 600 g
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The mass of the 8 coconuts can be found by multiplying 600 by 8. 8 x 600 = 4800 Then we add the mass of the box. 4800 + 150 = 4950. The mass of the box of coconuts is 4950 g.
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