This Weeks Numeracy Problem: Home Economics
Level 1
Aqila’s mom wants to make a cake. She bought 585 grams of flour,
250 grams of eggs, and 150 grams of sugar. What is the total mass
of the things that Aqila bought?
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This Weeks Numeracy Problem: Home Economics
Level 2
Vanza’s mom bought 17 kg of rice, while Wendy and Cassie’s mom
bought 15 kg and 22 kg. They then realized this was too much rice and
she only needed 1/3 of this rice. How much rice did they need?
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This Weeks Numeracy Problem: Home Economics
Level 3
There are some open markets in England that would like to sell fruit by their
weight in lbs (pounds), but we often buy them in kilos.
0.45 kilo = 1 lb
2.20 lb = 1 kilo
You get about 4 apples or 4 bananas in one pound (1 lb).
So, roughly, what would 6 bananas and 4 apples together weigh in kilos?
You get about 6 mangoes in a kilo.
So, roughly, what would 30 mangoes weigh in pounds (lbs)?
You get about 6 oranges in one pound (1 lb).
So, roughly, what would 20 oranges weigh in kilos?