Learn Class 5 Math - Weight

Have you analysed why your lunch box weight is heavier or lighter than in previous days? Have you ever felt that your school bag is heavier than your classmate's bag? This heaviness of the object is called weight. It is the most important chapter of mathematics that every class 5 student should know. Let us have a detailed discussion regarding this topic.

The weight of the object measures the heaviness and lightness of the object. Kilograms and grams are used to express the exact weight of the object. However, you can determine the accurate weight of the object through several other units.

What to do if you wish to determine the exact weight of the lighter object? In such a situation, grams are an ideal unit to determine the weight lighter object. Gram is one of the lighter units. Some of the examples of these units are as follows.

  • A kilogram is denoted as 'kg'
  • Gram is denoted as 'gm'
  • 1 kilogram = 1000 gm
  • 1 gm = 1000mg (milligram)

Calculate weight using a weighing scale

For determining the weight of the object, you can also use the weighing scale. Let's understand with the help of an example.

If you want to determine the weight of the pineapple through the weighing scale, Take the weighing scale and keep the object on the one side of the pan and the object whose weight needs to be measured on the other side of the pan. For example, take the object that weighs 1 kg and keep it on one side of the pan and pineapple on the other side. If the weight of both the pan shows equal, then it means that the weight of pineapple is 1 Kg.

Learning Videos for 5th Grade Math - Weight

Weight Sample Questions for Class 5

Question 1

Angel bought 0.89 pound of strawberries and 1.50 pounds of cake batter so she could make a strawberry shortcake. How much did the strawberries and cake batter weigh in all?
A. 0.61 pound
B. 2.49 pounds
C. 2.39 pounds
D. 1.39 pounds

Question 2

Ma Ma is making a cake. She had 3.75 cups of flour in the bag. She used 2.5 cups of flour to make the cake. How much flour is left in the bag?
A. 1.0 cups
B. 1.5 cups
C. 1.25 cups
D. 1.75 cups

Question 3

Howard bought 1.2 pounds of potato salad. He divided it into 4 containers, each with the same amount. How much potato salad was in each container?
A. 0.03 pound
B. 0.3 pound
C. 0.8 pound
D. 4.8 pounds

Question 4

Nicolas bought 3.9 pounds of oranges, 1.1 pounds of strawberries, and 4.5 pounds of apples. How many pounds of fruit did Nicolas buy?
A. 9.7 pounds
B. 9.5 pounds
C. 8.9 pounds
D. 8.5 pounds

Question 5

Darcy uses 3/4 pound of flour to make 9 pretzels. Each pretzel was made with the same amount of flour. How much flour was used in each pretzel?
A. 1/9 pound
B. 1/12 pound
C. 4/27 pound
D. 4/36 pound