Reading scales and measuring
Functional Skills Maths Level 1: Reading scales and measuring
What you'll learn
- 1
Imagine a kitchen scale with a dial. When you put an apple on it, the needle moves to show the weight.
- 2
If each big line on a scale is 100g, how much is each small line if there are 4 small lines between big ones?
- 3
Drag the arrow on this scale to show 350g.
- 4
Let's read this scale together. The needle is between 200g and 300g. Each small line is 20g.
- 5
Now read this scale. The needle is between 400g and 500g. Each small line is 50g. How many grams?
- 6
A scale has big lines every 200g and small lines every 40g. The needle is at the 4th small line after 600g. What is the reading?
- 7
What is the reading if the needle is exactly on the 2nd big line after 0, and each big line is 500g?
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