Chapter 11.2 (Mathematics 5)

Litres and Millilitres

Relationship between litres and millilitres

Group Activity 4

In groups of five:

  1. Get 500 ml bottles and a 1 l bottle.
  2. Fill the 1 l bottle with water.
  3. Transfer the water into 500 ml bottles.
  1. Fill a 1 l bottle with water using:
    1. 100 ml bottle
    2. 200 ml bottle
    3. 250 ml bottle
    4. 500 ml bottle
  2. Count how many bottles of each size fill the 1 l bottle.

Bottle size

Bottles in 1 litres

100 ml bottle

200 ml bottle

250 ml bottle

500 ml bottle

  1. Discuss and share your results with other groups.

Exercise D

2 × 500 ml =  ml

1 litres =  ml

4 × 250 ml =  ml

5 × 200 ml =  ml

10 × 100 ml =  ml

D2

Learners use IT devices to learn more on relationship between the litres and millilitres.