smc-3035-40-Best unit/estimate

Measurement, NAP-J2-17v1

Lionel is estimating the amount of diesel fuel he needs to fill up his truck.

Which of these units of measurement would be the most helpful?

cubic centimetres	kilograms	millilitres	centimetres	litres

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`text(litres)`

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`text(Fuel is a liquid and litres is the most helpful unit to use.)`

Which of these units is the best to measure the mass of a spoon?

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`text(grams)`

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`text(Kilograms and grams are both a measurement of mass, although)`

`text(grams is the best unit for the weight of a spoon.)`

Which of these holds about the same amount of water as a bathtub?

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`text(a car boot)`

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`text(A car’s boot would have the closest capacity)`

Which of these is closest to the mass of the two litre bottle of milk pictured below?

`text(2 grams)`	`text(20 grams)`	`text(2 kilograms)`	`text(20 kilograms)`

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`text(2 kilograms)`

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`text(A litre contains 1000 milliliters and each)`

`text(millilitre is equal to about 1 gram.)`

`:. 2\ text(litres is equal to 2000 grams = 2 kilograms.)`