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Sending soccer balls
This task is about calculating weight.
A sports store wants to send 24 soccer balls to a school. The weight of four balls is 1.24 kg.
(1,000 grams = 1 kg)
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a) How heavy is each ball in grams?
g
b) How heavy is 30 balls in kilograms?
kg
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New Zealand Post limits the weight of each parcel to 3 kg.
New Zealand Post limits the weight of each parcel to 3 kg.
c) What is the maximum number of balls in a parcel weighing 3 kg?
d) What is the smallest number of parcels that will be needed for 24 balls?