MG801 Units of Area and Volume | Units of Area

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Activities
Understanding

1 
Select the most appropriate unit of measurement to describe these areas.
a lounge room floor: mm2 cm2 m2 ha
the top of a nailhead: mm2 cm2 m2 ha
your footprint: mm2 cm2 m2 ha

2 
Select the most appropriate unit of measurement to describe these areas.
an Australian state: cm2 m2 ha km2
a park with several football fields: cm2 m2 ha km2
an assembly area of a school: cm2 m2 ha km2

3 Select two appropriate units of measurement to describe

this area.
mm2 cm2 m2 ha km2

4  onvert 4.86 cm2 to mm2.

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486 mm2 0.486 mm2 0.0486 mm2

5 Convert 2680 mm2 to cm2.

6 How many square centimetres equal one square metre?

100 1000 10 000 1 000 000
Convert between these units. 3805 cm2 = m2

7 
How many square metres equal one square kilometre?
100 1000 10 000 1 000 000
Convert between these units. 0.522 km2 = m2

8 
A camping area for caravans has an area of 460 120 m2.
Convert the area to km2. 460 120 m2 = km2

9 
Convert between these units.
1 ha = 10 000 m2 2.35 ha = ___ m2

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10 
Johnno calculated that his paddock with 30 cows allows an area of 7200 m2 for each cow.
What is the area of the paddock in hectares?
1 ha = 10 000 m2

Support

1 Select the most appropriate unit of measurement to describe the shaded

area.
mm2 cm2 m2 ha

2 
Select the most appropriate unit of measurement to describe the area of a city.
cm2 m2 ha km2

3 
Select the most appropriate unit of measurement to describe the area of a mobile phone screen.
mm2 cm2 m2 ha

4 
Select the most appropriate unit of measurement to describe the total area of three school sports
ovals.
mm2 cm2 m2 ha km2

5 
The dimensions of a long jump sandpit are 3000 mm wide and 1000 cm long.
Select the most appropriate unit to describe the area of the sandpit.
mm2 cm2 m2 ha

6  elect the value that is used to convert between

S
these units.
m2 and cm2:
100 1000 10 000 1 000 000
cm and mm :
2 2

10 100 1000 10 000

km2 and m2:
100 1000 10 000 1 000 000

7 
Convert 20 cm2 to mm2.
20 mm2 2 mm2 0.2 mm2 2000 mm2

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8 
Convert 4.9 m2 to cm2.
490 cm2 4900 cm2 49 000 cm2 0.0049 cm2

9 
Ric traced around a $1 coin. The area of the circle was approximately 287 mm2.
Convert this area to cm2.

10 
Select the value that is used to convert between these units.
m2 and km2: 100 1000 10 000 1 000 000

11 
A lavender farm has an area of 2.5 km2. Convert this area to m2.
2 500 000 m2 250 000 m2 25 000 m2 2500 m2

Consolidation

1 
Which of these areas are most suited to being measured in square millimetres?
Select all that apply.
a laptop screen
a page of photocopy paper
the top surface of a keyboard key
the top of a small desk
a grid square measuring less than 1 cm by 1 cm

2 
Identify the most appropriate unit to describe each of these areas. Use each unit once only.
a large area of ocean: cm2 m2 ha km2
the kitchen floor: cm2 m2 ha km2
the area of a strawberry farm: cm2 m2 ha km2
the outside surface of a car window: cm2 m2 ha km2

3 
Convert between these square units. 3259 mm2 = cm2

4 
Convert between these square units. 56 820 m2 = km2

5 
Convert between these square units. 0.615 m2 = cm2

6 
Convert between these square units. 77 600 cm2 = m2

7 
An area of a lake marked out for watersport activities is 0.525 km2.
Convert this area to square metres.

8 
A playground and flying fox cover an area of 0.85 hectares. Convert this area to square metres.

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9 
How much ground area would 16 Olympic-sized pools, measuring 50 m by 25 m, take up if placed
side by side? Answer in hectares. 1 ha = 10 000 m2

10 
Sydney Harbour covers an area of 55 km2. How many Olympic-sized swimming pools, measuring
50 m by 25 m, is this equivalent to, in area?

Extension
1 
Identify the most appropriate unit to measure each of these areas. Use each unit once only.
a large search area in the ocean, to locate a boat:
mm2 cm2 m2 ha km2
the area of a sailing boat’s sail:
mm2 cm2 m2 ha km2
the amount of land used to build a large shopping centre:
mm2 cm2 m2 ha km2
the area of the top of a very small button:
mm2 cm2 m2 ha km2
the area available to place your feet on a scooter:
mm2 cm2 m2 ha km2

2 Identify the area of one grid square if the numbers on the axes are 1 cm
apart.
Express your answer as a whole number.
cm2 / mm2 / m2

3 
Convert between these square units. 2 345 000 mm2 = m2

4 
Convert between these square units. 0.0065 m2 = cm2 = mm2

5 
Convert between these units. Answer to three decimal places.
1 ha = 10 000 m2
22 345 m2 = ha

6 
Convert between these square units. 0.045 m2 = mm2

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7 
List these measurements in order from greatest area to least area.
0.67 m2
67 889 mm2
6780 cm2

8 
Fill in the missing numbers.
3.5 million mm2 = cm2 = m2

9  warehouse and office are listed for sale on the internet,

A
with the floor areas provided.
What is the combined floor area of the warehouse and the
office expressed in hectares?

10 
Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory has an area that extends nearly 200 kilometres from
north to south, and more than 100 kilometres from east to west. Imagine the park was a rectangle
with those measurements. Approximate the area.
1
How many hectares less than 2 million hectares is your answer? 1 km2 = 100 ha
4

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Answer key
Understanding

1 m2, mm2, cm2 2 km2, ha, m2 3 ha, km2 4 486 mm2 5 26.8 cm2 6 10 000, 0.3805
7 1 000 000, 522 000 8 0.46012 9 23 500 10 21.6 ha

Support

1 mm2 2 km2 3 cm2 4 ha 5 m2 6 10 000, 100, 1 000 000 7 2000 mm2

8 49 000 cm2 9 2.87 cm2 10 1 000 000 11 2 500 000 m2

Consolidation

1 the top surface of a keyboard key, a grid square measuring less than 1 cm by 1 cm
2 km2, m2, ha, cm2 3 32.59 cm2 4 0.05682 km2 5 6150 cm2 6 7.76 m2 7 525 000 m2
8 8500 m2 9 2 ha 10 44 000

Extension

1 km2, m2, ha, mm2, cm2 2 4 mm2 3 2.345 4 65, 6500 5 2.235 6 45 000
7 6780 cm2, 0.67 m2, 67 889 mm2 8 35 000, 3.5 9 0.201 ha 10 250 000 ha

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 MG801 Units of Area and Volume | Units of Volume and Capacity

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Activities
Understanding

1 
Select the most appropriate cubic unit to measure the volume of these objects.
a bus: mm3 cm3 m3 km3
an ocean: mm3 cm3 m3 km3
a craft bead: mm3 cm3 m3 km3
a laptop: mm3 cm3 m3 km3

2 
Convert between these cubic units.
1 cm3 = 10 mm3 100 mm3 1000 mm3
1 m3 = 100 cm3 10 000 cm3 1 000 000 cm3

3 
Convert between these cubic units. 8.75 m3 = cm3

4 
Convert between these cubic units.
1 km3 = 1000 m3 1 000 000 m3 1 000 000 000 m3
0.0045 km3 = m3

5 
Select the most appropriate unit to measure these volumes.
a river: mL L kL ML
an large rainwater tank: mL L kL ML
a small water bottle: mL L kL ML
a bucket:
mL L kL ML

6 
A large rainwater tank holds 37.5 kL of water. Convert this volume to megalitres, then litres.
37.5 kL = ML
= L

7 
Fill in the missing numbers. kL = 16 000 mL = L

8 
Convert between these units.
900 mL is equivalent to cm3.
8.5 m3 is equivalent to L.
6.5 L is equivalent to cm3.

9 
Before school, Luca filled his 300 cm3 drink bottle with juice. After he drank some at lunch, he had
65 mL of juice left in the bottle. What volume of juice did Luca drink? Answer in mL.

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10 
The inside of a shipping container has a volume of 33.2 m3. How many litres of water would fill the
watertight container?

Support

1 
Identify the most appropriate unit to measure the volume of these objects.
a lunchbox: mm3 cm3 m3 km3
a jellybean: mm3 cm3 m3 km3
the atmosphere above Earth: mm3 cm3 m3 km3
the storage space in a wardrobe: mm3 cm3 m3 km3

2  What operations, represented by A and B, are used to

convert these units? Identify an operator and a whole
number for each operation.
A: B:
×/÷ ×/÷

3 
Convert 2150 mm3 to cm3.
215 cm3 21.5 cm3 2.15 cm3 0.215 cm3

4 
Convert 1.5 m3 to cm3.
150 cm3 1500 cm3 1 500 000 cm3 0.0015 cm3

5 
Identify the most appropriate volume unit to describe these spaces.
in a large backyard swimming pool: mL L kL ML
in the Indian Ocean: mL L kL ML
inside a washing machine: mL L kL ML
inside a straw: mL L kL ML

6 
Convert between these volume units.
0.5 L = mL
10 000 mL = L

7 
Convert between these volume units.
4 kL = L
3000 L = kL

8 
Identify the operation used to convert kilolitres to megalitres.
Use one operator and one number.
×/÷
Then, convert between these volume units. 95 kL = ML

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9 
Convert between these units.
3 cm3 is equivalent to mL.
2 m3 is equivalent to L.

10 
Ebony waters her plants using a bucket. How much water is in the bucket if the bucket occupies a
space of 5600 cm3? Answer in millilitres, then convert to litres.
amount of water = mL
= L

11 
How many litres of water can a bin hold if it has an inside volume of 2.9 m3?

Consolidation

1 
Select the most appropriate cubic unit to measure the volume of these objects.
a bus: mm3 cm3 m3 km3
the Moon: mm3 cm3 m3 km3
a tiny bead: mm3 cm3 m3 km3
a laptop: mm3 cm3 m3 km3

2 
Convert between these cubic units.
0.007 m3 = cm3
18 750 cm3 = m3

3 
Convert between these cubic units.
9 650 000 m3 = km3
0.000184 km3 = m3

4 
Convert between these cubic units.
37.5 cm3 = mm3
40 000 mm3 = cm3

5 
Select the most appropriate unit to describe these volumes.
An Olympic-sized swimming pool contains 2.5 of water, which converts to 2 500 000
mL / L / kL / ML
.
mL / L / kL / ML
A drop of water has a volume of about 0.05 .
mL / L / kL / ML
10 kitchen sinks have a combined volume of about 160 .
mL / L / kL / ML

6 
A 9.2 m by 4.5 m swimming pool contains 52 820 L of water. Convert the volume to kilolitres.

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7 
Convert between these volume units.
9.2 ML = kL
91 670 kL = ML

8 
Convert between these units.
5.2 m3 = L
0.065 L = mL = cm3

9 
Convert between these units.
5.6 m3 = kL
0.014 kL = L= cm3

10 
A plastic container can hold 4890 wooden cubes level to the top. Each cube has a volume of 1 cm3.
What volume of water will fill the container? Answer in litres.

11 
A bucket contains 10 L of water. Overnight, 15% of the water leaks out.
How many cubic centimetres of water leaked out of the bucket?

12 


Jethro compared the sizes of small water tanks advertised on the internet.
What is the difference between the volume of the largest tank size available and the volume of the
smallest tank size available? Answer in cubic metres.

Extension
1 
A warehouse is 0.2 km long, 6.1 m wide and 0.02 km high. Select an appropriate unit to measure
this space, using a unit that gives a volume greater than 1.
km3 m3 cm3 ML kL

2 
A water tank holds 25 000 000 mL. Select two units that are appropriate to describe this volume,
where the volume is given as a whole number.
cm3 L kL ML km3

3 Convert between these cubic units. 1 m3 =

 cm3
8
4 
Convert between these cubic units. 0.00000001 m3 = mm3

5 
A clutch of turtle eggs has what is known as ‘egg volumes’ ranging from 8840 mm3 to 12.12 cm3.
Calculate the range in egg volumes using cubic centimetres.

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6 
List these volumes in order from greatest amount to least amount.
7 000 000 mL 0.59 ML 60 kL 60 001 L

7 
Convert between these units.
9.002 L = cm3 = mL

8 
Convert between these units.
m3 = 0.32 kL = cm3

9 
A water tank holds 25 000 000 mL. What fraction of a megalitre is this volume?
Express your answer in simplest form.

10 
How much space does 12.5% of the amount of water in a bathtub occupy when the bathtub
contains 132 L of water? Answer in cubic centimetres.

11 
A large container ship carries the equivalent of 18 000 containers, each with an internal volume of
36.66 m3.
How many kilolitres of water would occupy the same volume?
How many megalitres less than 1000 megalitres is this amount?

 12  se the informaton to determine the depth

U
of the pool in metres.

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Answer key
Understanding

1 m3, km3, mm3, cm3 2 1000 mm3, 1 000 000 cm3 3 8 750 000 cm3
4 1 000 000 000 m3, 4 500 000 m3 5 ML, kL, mL, L 6 0.0375, 37 500 7 0.016, 16
8 900, 8500, 6500 9 235 mL 10 33 200 L

Support

1 cm3, mm3, km3, m3 2 × 1 000 000, ÷ 1000 3 2.15 cm3 4 1 500 000 cm3 5 kL, ML, L, mL
6 500, 10 7 4000, 3 8 ÷ 1000, 0.095 9 3, 2000 10 5600, 5.6 11 2900 L

Consolidation

1 m3, km3, mm3, cm3 2 7000, 0.01875 3 0.00965,184 000 4 37 500,40 5 ML, L, mL, L
6 52.82 kL 7 9200, 91.67 8 5200, 65, 65 9 5.6, 14, 14 000 10 4.89 L 11 1500 cm3
12 7 m3

Extension

1 m3 2 L, kL 3 125 000 4 10 5 3.28 cm3 6 0.59 ML, 60 001 L, 60 kL, 7 000 000 mL
7 9002, 9002 8 0.32, 320 000 9
1 ML 10 16 500 cm3 11 659 880 kL, 340.12 ML 12 1.3 m
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 MG801 Units of Area and Volume | Problem-Solving and Reasoning

Write your working and answers in your workbook. 

Problem-solving activities
Support

Cathryn washed her dog, Bessie, using four buckets of water. The capacity of the bucket is 11 500 cm3.
Bessie weighs 25 kg when dry and 27 kg straight after her bath.
Note (for pure water): 1 mL = 1 g, 1 L = 1 kg
a What volume of water did Cathryn pour into the bathtub?
b What volume of water was on Bessie's fur when Cathryn weighed her after the bath?
c 1 2 L of water from the bathtub was spilled on the floor during Bessie's bath. What volume of water
was left in the bathtub after Bessie's bath?

Consolidation

A 0.5 m × 1 m piece of cardboard is covered with $1 coins so that the coins are in neat rows and touching.
The diameter of each coin is 2.5 cm.
A 196 cm × 98 cm piece of cardboard is covered in 20-cent coins, each with a diameter of 2.8 cm, that are
also arranged in neat rows and touching.
a Which piece of cardboard contains more money and by how much? Round your answer to the
nearest whole dollar.

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Extension

A new, small housing estate with dimensions 150 m × 130 m is going to contain a number of rectangular
house blocks 25 m × 30 m. This diagram shows the planned roads and central park in the estate.
a W
 hat is the area of land designated for
housing? Express the answer in hectares to
one decimal place.
1 hectare (ha) = 10 000 m2
b How many house blocks can fit in the estate?

Reasoning activity
Each side on the perimeter of this cross is the same length. The area of the cross is 405 cm2.
Determine whether the length of side a could be less than 30 cm.

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Answer key: Problem-solving

Support

a 46 L b 2L c 32 L

Consolidation

a The piece of cardboard covered with $1 coins, $310 more

Extension

a 1.5 ha b 20

Answer key: Reasoning

The length of side a is less than 30 cm. The shape in the background is a square and the cross can be
divided into 5 smaller squares. Each smaller square has an area of 81 cm2 and a side length of 9 cm. The
length of side a is therefore 27 cm.

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