Weight Comparisons: Fun Mass Challenges for Grade 5

A bag of flour weighs 2 kg, and a bag of sugar weighs 1.5 kg. How much heavier is the bag of flour than the bag of sugar?

• 0.2 kg

• 0.5 kg

• 2.5 kg

• 1 kg

A watermelon weighs 3 kg, while a cantaloupe weighs 1.2 kg. If you buy both, what is the total weight of the fruits?

• 4.2 kg

• 2.5 kg

• 5 kg

• 3.5 kg

If a puppy weighs 4 kg and a kitten weighs 1.5 kg, how much lighter is the kitten compared to the puppy?

• 2.5 kg

• 1 kg

• 3 kg

• 2 kg

A box of cereal weighs 500 grams. If you have 4 boxes, what is the total weight of the cereal?

• 2500 grams

• 1000 grams

• 1500 grams

• 2000 grams

A backpack weighs 1.2 kg when empty. If you add books that weigh 3.5 kg, what is the total weight of the backpack with the books?

• 4.7 kg

• 4.0 kg

• 5.2 kg

• 3.0 kg

A bag of potatoes weighs 5 kg. If you use 2 kg for a recipe, how much do you have left?

• 3 kg

• 1 kg

• 4 kg

• 2 kg

Two friends have weights of 45 kg and 50 kg. How much heavier is the heavier friend compared to the lighter friend?

• 10 kg

• 3 kg

• 7 kg

• 5 kg

A package of meat weighs 1.8 kg. If you buy 3 packages, what is the total weight of the meat?

• 5.4 kg

• 6.0 kg

• 4.2 kg

• 3.6 kg

A child weighs 30 kg. If they carry a 5 kg backpack, what is their total weight?

• 40 kg

• 35 kg

• 25 kg

• 30 kg

If a box weighs 2 kg and a second box weighs 3 kg, what is the combined weight of both boxes?

• 2.5 kg

• 6 kg

• 5 kg

• 4 kg