Year 2

Solving word problems about capacity and volume (Part 2)

Year 2

Solving word problems about capacity and volume (Part 2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will use knowledge of number bonds and related facts to 1000 to solve word problems about capacity and volume, using a bar model.

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4 Questions

Q1.
Choose one: If I know that 7 + 2 + 1 = 10, then I know...
70 + 20 + 10 = 1000
70 + 200 + 10 = 1000
Correct answer: 700 + 200 + 100 = 1000
Q2.
Choose one: If I know that 8 + 1 + 1 = 10, then I know...
80 + 10 +10 = 1000
80 + 100 + 10 = 1000
Correct answer: 800 + 100 + 100 = 1000
Q3.
Billy needs to have a dose of 8ml twice a day. How much medicine does Billy need to take every day?
Correct answer: 16ml
4ml
8ml
Q4.
Sue has got a 400 ml bottle of orange juice. Her daughter drank half. How much orange juice is left?
1000ml
Correct answer: 200ml
250ml

3 Questions

Q1.
A shopkeeper sells water in packs of 4. Each bottle contains 200ml of water. How many millilitres of water are there in each pack?
400ml
600ml
Correct answer: 800ml
Q2.
Miss Jones has a 1000ml bottle of orange juice. If she drinks 250ml a day. How many days will the orange juice last?
2 days
Correct answer: 4 days
6 days
Q3.
Sue needs to have a dose of 4ml once a day for five days. How much medicine does the doctor need to make for Sue?
16ml
Correct answer: 20ml
40ml