Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

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Measurement VI

Kilogram

Does each actual object have a mass of more than 1 kilogram,

less than 1 kilogram, or about 1 kilogram?

A small bag of flour has a mass

of about 1 kilogram.

Mass is measured on a balance.

The kilogram (kg) is a metric unit of mass.

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