NCERT Solutions for Class 5th Maths Chapter 8 Weight and Capacity
Updated on 2026-09-19
About this chapter
Weight tells how heavy a thing is. A milligram (mg) is the smallest unit here — an ant weighs only 1 mg to 5 mg. A gram (g) is bigger: a sugar sachet is 5 g. A kilogram (kg) is bigger still: a rice bag is 5 kg. A quintal is 100 kg and a tonne is 1,000 kg — those are for trucks, elephants and grain stores. Always ask, is this thing light or heavy? , and then pick the unit. The magic number is 1,000. 1,000 mg = 1 g. 1,000 g = 1 kg. 1,000 kg = 1 tonne. Going from a big unit to a small unit, multiply by 1,000 . Going from a small unit to a big unit, divide by 1,000 . So 3 kg = 3 × 1,000 = 3,000 g, and 5,000 g = 5,000 ÷ 1,000 = 5 kg. Mixed amounts split into two pieces. 3 kg 500 g means 3 kg and 500 g. Change only the kg part and then add the grams: 3 kg = 3,000 g, so 3 kg 500 g = 3,000 + 500 =
- Anu's list of weights at home
- Read the six weighing scales (a) to (f)
- Two balances, one in kilograms and one in grams
- Shrenu bakes cakes and her scale measures only in grams
- Shamim and Rehan argue about 5 kg 50 g of sugar
- Harpreet's picnic basket, and comparing with
- How heavy is an ant?
- Grams into milligrams
- Comparing with milligrams; quintals and tonnes
- The king donates wheat equal to 10 times his weight
Exercises
- Anu's list of weights at home — Check! Check! Page 104
- Read the six weighing scales (a) to (f) — Let Us Do Page 104
- Two balances, one in kilograms and one in grams — Different Units but Same Measure Page 105
- Shrenu bakes cakes and her scale measures only in grams — Let Us Find Page 106
- Shamim and Rehan argue about 5 kg 50 g of sugar — Let Us Find Page 106
- Harpreet's picnic basket, and comparing with — Comparison between Different Weights Page 107
- How heavy is an ant? — Milligram Page 108
- Grams into milligrams — Let Us Find Page 108
- Comparing with milligrams; quintals and tonnes — Let Us Find (continued) Page 109
- The king donates wheat equal to 10 times his weight — King's Weight Page 109
- Rathna buys rice for the house and for Pongal — From Tiny to Big — The Grocery Store Page 110
- Seven word problems on adding and subtracting weight — Let Us Do Page 111
- Multiplying and dividing weights — More Operations on Weight Page 112
- Cost of groceries, and using double number lines for buying — Let Us Do Page 112–113
- Choosing between millilitres and litres — Measuring Capacity Page 113
- Litres into millilitres, and the capacity of containers — Big to Small, Small to Big Page 113–114
- Khayal chacha delivers milk to five families — Different Units but Same Measure — The Milkman's Delivery Page 114
- Mary and Daisy's bottle, and converting litres and millilitres — Let Us Think Page 115
- Kiran's petrol pump, and Sam and Tina's bikes — Let Us Compare Page 115–117
- Picnic bottles, milk glasses, orange juice and oil — Let Us Solve Page 118