Weighing Fruit

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level

Can you use this information to estimate how much the different fruit selections weigh in kilos and pounds?

Problem

Weighing fruit
Weighing fruit
Weighing fruit
Weighing fruit



 

 

 

 

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?