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Capacity Word Problems for Students

The document presents a series of word problems focused on capacity, involving scenarios such as pouring lemonade, filling water tanks, and measuring juice containers. Each problem requires calculations related to volume and capacity, with spaces for answers provided. It also includes a teacher's note suggesting methods for visualizing the problems and discussing answers in class.

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Capacity Word Problems for Students

The document presents a series of word problems focused on capacity, involving scenarios such as pouring lemonade, filling water tanks, and measuring juice containers. Each problem requires calculations related to volume and capacity, with spaces for answers provided. It also includes a teacher's note suggesting methods for visualizing the problems and discussing answers in class.

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Word Problems on Capacity

1 Full Glasses:
◦ Sarah has a 1-liter pitcher of lemonade. She pours the lemonade evenly
into 4 glasses. How much lemonade is in each glass?
◦ Answer: _______________ liters
2 Water Tank:
◦ A water tank can hold 200 liters of water. If it is currently filled with 150
liters, how much more water can the tank hold before it is full?
◦ Answer: _______________ liters
3 Juice Containers:
◦ Tim bought 3 containers of juice. Each container holds 2 liters of juice.
What is the total capacity of all the juice containers combined?
◦ Answer: _______________ liters
4 Fish Tank:
◦ A fish tank has a capacity of 30 liters. If it currently has 25 liters of water,
how many more liters of water does it need to fill it to capacity?
◦ Answer: _______________ liters
5 Milk Bottles:
◦ A recipe calls for 1.5 liters of milk. If you have 3 bottles, each with a
capacity of 0.5 liters, do you have enough milk to make the recipe? If yes,
how much milk will you have left?
◦ Answer: Yes / No
If Yes: ___ liters left
6 Bucket Filling:
◦ A bucket can hold 10 liters of water. If you fill it with 4 liters, then add
another 3 liters, how much more water can you put in before the bucket is
full?
◦ Answer: _______________ liters
7 Mixing Ingredients:
◦ Jessica is mixing paint for a project. She has 2 cans of paint. One can holds
1 liter and the other holds 2 liters. What is the total capacity of paint
Jessica has?
◦ Answer: _______________ liters
Teacher's Note:
• Encourage students to draw diagrams or use manipulatives (such as measuring
cups or containers) to visualize these problems if needed.
• Discuss the answers as a class, reinforcing the concepts of measuring capacity,
units of measurement, and addition or subtraction as needed.
Feel free to ask for more problems or tailored examples based on specific learning
objectives!

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