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Conversion of Units of Capacity

Conversion of litres to millilitres

Example 1

A bottle of fruit juice was marked 2 l. How much juice was this in millilitres?

  1. 1 l = 1 000 ml
  2. 2 l = 2 × 1 000 ml = 2 000 ml

Example 2a

Convert 12 l to ml

  1. 1 l = 1 000 ml
  2. 12 l = 12 × 1000 ml = 12 000 ml

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Conversion of millilitres and litres and millilitres

Exercise E

E1

Convert to millilitres:
  1. 3 l = 
     ml
  2. 4 l = 
     ml
  1. 5 l = 
     ml
  2. 9 l = 
     ml

E4

A bottle can hold 1 l 500 ml of water. Convert the capacity of the bottle into millilitres.

Answer. The capacity of the bottle is

 ml.

Conversion of millilitres to litres and millilitres

Example 3

A jug hold 3 000 ml of water. What is the capacity of the jug in litres?

  1. 1 000 ml = 1 l
  2. 3 000 ml = 3 × 1 000 ml = 3 l

Example 4

Convert 9 450 ml to litres and millilitres.

  1. 1000 ml = 1 l
  2. 9 450 ml = 9 000 ml + 450 ml =
    = ​9 × 1 000 ml + 450 ml = 9 l 450 ml

Exercise F

F1

In pairs, convert to litres:
  1. 2 000 ml = 
     l
  2. 5 000 ml = 
     l
  1. 9 000 ml = 
     l
  2. 17 000 ml = 
     l

F3

A thermos flask was filled with 1 115 ml of coffee. How many litres and millilitres of coffee did it hold?

Answer. A thermos flask held

 l 
 ml.