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We also measure the weight of one heavier object in terms of other lighter objects
using a balance. Look at these pictures and fill in the boxes.

(a) (b) (c)

1 papaya weighs as 6 books weigh as 2 dolls weigh as much

much as 7 oranges. much as school as pencil boxes.

bag.
All these objects such as a cup, spoon, pebbles, blocks, etc., used for measurement

are called non-standard units of weight (mass).

Standard Units of Weight

To measure the weight of objects accurately we use the standard units of weight.

Gram
The smaller unit of weight (mass) is gram.

In short it is written as g. It is used to

measure the weight of lighter objects such
as an orange, a soap bar, coin, etc. About 150 g About 100 g About 4 g

Kilogram

The standard unit of weight (mass) is
kilogram. In short it is written as kg.

It is used to measure the weight of heavy

objects such as bags of vegetables, boxes
of fruits, flour, rice, etc. About 1 kg About 10 kg About 25 kg

You can see the weights of grams and

kilograms used for measuring weight while buying vegetables and fruits.

If we put 1000 grams together, we get 1 kilogram. So, 1000 g = 1 kg.

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