Mass and weight

There are 23 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Mass and weight
Flapjack
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Flapjack

Age
11 to 14
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A recipe for flapjacks calls for a certain quantity of butter, sugar and oats. Given the amount of these ingredients I have, how many flapjacks can I make?
Weighing fruit
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Weighing fruit

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Can you use this information to estimate how much the different fruit selections weigh in kilos and pounds?
All in a jumble
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All in a jumble

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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My measurements have got all jumbled up! Swap them around and see if you can find a combination where every measurement is valid.
Grandpa's Rock Cakes
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Grandpa's Rock Cakes

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Grandpa made a super-heavy rock cake. Five people have guessed the weight of the cake. Can you work out the weight of his cake?
Caught in the Web
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Caught in the Web

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Can you estimate the mass of insects caught by spiders in the UK each year?
Money Measure
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Money Measure

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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How can you use just one weighing to find out which box contains the lighter ten coins out of the ten boxes?
Oranges and Lemons
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Oranges and Lemons

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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On the table there is a pile of oranges and lemons that weighs exactly one kilogram. Using the information, can you work out how many lemons there are?
Pies
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Pies

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Grandma found her pie balanced on the scale with two weights and a quarter of a pie. So how heavy was each pie?
What's My Weight?
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What's My Weight?

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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There are four equal weights on one side of the scale and an apple on the other side. What can you say that is true about the apple and the weights from the picture?