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9.06 Story problems with mass and volume

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Dylan is out shopping, and needs to buy a new bottle of washing detergent. The two sizes available are $2$2 L and $5$5 L.

How much more does the second bottle contain than the first?

Easy
1min

Bianca notices that her car has only $9$9 L of fuel left in the tank. She goes to a gas station and fills it by adding another $51$51 L.

What is the total size of her car's fuel tank?

Easy
1min

A particular recipe calls for $500$500 grams of flour and $250$250 grams of sugar.

What is the combined mass of these ingredients?

Medium
1min

Irene buys a $5$5 kg bag of rice, and uses $1$1 kg that evening.

How much rice is left?

Easy
1min
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3.MD.2

Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units of grams (g), kilograms (kg), mililiters(ml), and liters (l). Excludes compound units such as cubic centimeters [cc or cm3] and finding the geometric volume of a container.) Add, subtract, multiply, or divide to solve one-step word problems involving masses of objects or volumes of liquids that are given in the same units, for example, by using drawings (such as a beaker with a measurement scale) to represent the problem. (Excludes multiplicative comparison problems.)

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