Reading scales Start Thinking
Compare the two scales. What is the same and what is different?
0
0
100g
1
200g
900g
4
1
300g
800g
(kg)
(kg)
400g
700g
3
2
600g 500g
Let’s Learn Together
Let’s read this scale. They are measuring the same mass.
1
100g
(g) 0
200g 300g
9000
1000
8000
2000
0
7000 000
3000
6000
4000
5000
There are ten divisions between each 1000 g, so each division represents 100 g. The arrow stops at the sixth division so the mass is 6 kg 600 g.
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