Mass - practice problems - page 4 of 70
Mass is a property of a physical body and a measure of its resistance to acceleration (a change in its state of motion) when a force is applied. An object's mass also determines the strength of its gravitational attraction to other bodies. The basic SI unit of mass is the kilogram (kg). Other are gram, tonne, milligram, etc.Number of problems found: 1385
- Four bricks
A trolley carrying 4 bricks weighs 16 kg. When 1 brick is taken away, it weighs 13.5 kg. How much does it weigh if 1 brick is in the trolley? - How much 6
How much does 1 kilo of beef cost if 6 kilos cost R189.90? - A farmer
A farmer produces apples and pears in a ratio of 7:6. If she harvests 42 tonnes of apples, how many tonnes of pears does he produce? - Cake recipe
Joey has 3/5 of a cup of butter. For his cake recipe, he needs 3/4 of a cup of butter. What fraction of the recipe can he make? Please enter your answer in the simplest form. - A chemist 2
A chemist has two alloys of bronze, one that is 12% tin and 88% copper and a second that is 10% tin and 90% copper. If these two alloys are melted and thoroughly mixed together, between what two values are the percent of tin in the mixture? - A pancake 2
A pancake recipe requires 3/4 teaspoons of vanilla, and a cake recipe requires 3 times as much vanilla as a pancake recipe. How many teaspoons of vanilla is required for the cake recipe? - Bags
If six bags of flour have a mass of 27 kilograms, what will be the mass of 11 bags? - Fruits
(I) bought three apples, two oranges, four pears, and five bananas, which in total cost £3.73. (i) I bought twenty-one apples, no oranges, eight pears, and fifteen bananas, which in total cost £7.57. (i) I bought one apple, eighteen oranges, fourteen pear - Cereals
Cole and Carl share an 18-ounce box of cereal. By the end of the week, Cole has eaten 1/6 of the box, and Carl has eaten 2/3 of the box of cereal. How many ounces are left in the box? - Peter 17
Peter ate 9 ounces of chocolate cake which was 75% of the entire cake. Which expression can be used to find the size of the full cake? - A recipe 5
A recipe called for 1 7/8 cups of chopped onions and 2 7/8 cups of diced spinach. How many more cups of spinach did the recipe call for? - The bucket
Anna and Joey share an 18-ounce bucket of clay. By the end of the week, Anna has used 1/3 of the bucket, and Joey has used 2/3 of the bucket of clay. How many ounces are left in the bucket? - Heat energy
Energy is measured using the unit Joule (J). Temperature is measured using the unit degree Celsius °C). To increase the temperature of 1 liter of water by 1°C, 4200 J of heat energy is required. (a) Kelly wants to increase the temperature of 2 liters of w - Chuck
Chuck Stone has 8 7/8 cubic yards of concrete in a truck. How much concrete remains in the truck if he unloads 2 1/2 cubic yards at the first stop, 3 cubic yards at the second stop, and 1 3/4 cubic yards at the third stop? - Wendy 2
Wendy is creating a large soup based on a recipe. Her recipe calls for 3/4 of a pint of milk, but she only has 5/8 of a pint of milk, so she can only make a portion of her soup. What fraction of her recipe can Wendy make? - Rose and
Rose and Bill share a 30-ounce bucket of clay. By the end of the week, Rose has used 1/10 of the bucket, and Bill has used 2/5 of the bucket of clay. How many ounces are left in the bucket? - Small and large bread
Kipton's aunt bakes a large loaf of bread and a small loaf of bread. She cuts each loaf into tenths and gives Kipton 2 tenths of each loaf to take home. Kipton writes the equation 2/10 + 2/10 = 4/10 to show the amount of bread he takes home. Explain Kipto - A trail mix
Diego is making a trail mix for him and his friends to take with them on a hike next week. He mixes 4 2/6 pounds of mixed nuts, 3 3/6 pounds of peanuts, and 2 3/6 pounds of chocolate chips. How many 1/3-pound bags of trail mix can he make? - Lauren 2
Lauren bought a package of 15 chocolate cookies. Each cookie weighed 0.7 ounces. How much did the 15 cookies weigh altogether? - Cheap chocolate
Lucy's chocolate bar is 29% cocoa. If the weight of the chocolate bar is 100 grams, how many grams of cocoa does it contain? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
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