Measurement

MILLILITRES AND LITRES

There are 1000 millilitres in 1 litre
Millilitres (ml) are used to measure small amounts of liquid such as
medicine or quantities in a recipe.
Litres (l) are used to measure larger quantities of liquid such as petrol
or cartons of milk.

Try to change these litres into millilitres.

1 litre

1000ml

2l

2 x 1000ml

2000 ml

4l

4 x 1000ml

______ ml

7l

______ ml

10 l

______ ml

19 l

______ ml

25 l

______ ml

______ ml

6 l

______ ml

9 l

______ ml

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We can also convert decimal litres into ml:

1.5 litres

1.5

1000

1500ml

2.75 litres

2.75

1000

2750ml

7.325 litres

7.325 x

1000

7325ml

0.25 litres

0.25

1000

250ml

0.7 litres

0.7

1000

700ml

Can you see what is happening?

When we multiply a decimal by 1000 the decimal point moves up 3

times.

Each whole litre converts to a thousand millilitres. The decimal

parts of a litre are also shown as ml.

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A.

Now try these:

1)

A bottle of cola contains 2 litres.

What is this in millilitres?
What will 6 bottles of cola contain?

2)

Niamh drinks 2.5 litres of water in a day.

What is this in millilitres?
How much water will she drink in 7 days?

3)

Maya fills a petrol can with 4.725 litres of petrol.

What is this in millilitres?

4)

Colin adds 1 litre of water to 0.275 litres of cordial.

What is this in litres?
What is this in millilitres?

5)

Kirsty squeezes oranges to get 1.5 litres of fresh juice.

What is this in millilitres?
If she splits the juice into 5 cups what will each one contain?

6)

Alfie uses 0.35 litres of milk to make custard.

What is this in millilitres?
How much will he have left from a litre bottle?

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1l = 1000 ml
Now we can change from millilitres to litres.
1000ml

litre

3000ml

_____ litres

6000ml

_____ litres

9000ml

_____ litres

13000ml

_____ litres

20000ml

_____ litres

32000ml

_____ litres

Sometimes there will be millilitres 'left over' which do not make up a

whole litre.
millilitres left over - written as ml

1575 ml

3750 ml

9200ml
125ml

1 litre 575 ml

or

as a part (decimal) of a litre

or

1.575 litres

3 litres 750 ml

or

3.75 litres

9 litres 200 ml

or

9.2 litres

0 litres 125ml

or

0.125 litres

1000 ml = 1 litre

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B.
1)

Martin buys a 1500ml bottle of fizzy apple drink.

What is this in litres?

2)

Shianthi uses 2750ml of stock in a soup recipe.

How much is this in litres?

3)

Ciara uses 500ml of turps to wash her paint brushes.

What is left, in litres from a 5 litre bottle?

4)

Yusef buys 2 litres of milk. He drinks 225 ml, uses 300 ml on

cereal and 150ml in hot drinks.
What is left in ml?
What is left in litres?

5)

Eleanor makes up baby milk formula using 250ml of water.

What is this in litres?
How many bottles of baby milk can she make with 3 litres of
water?

6)

Rita drinks 4 glasses of lager. Each one contains 280ml.

How much lager, in litres, does she drink?

C.

Metric Capacity

1)

A packet of juice contains 200ml. This is ______ litres.

2)

Which contains more, a bottle holding 1.2 litres or a carton

holding 1250 millilitres? What is the difference, in mls?

3)

What is the total capacity of 350mls of home made wine

mixture and 6.5 litres of water?

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4)

How much would you pay for one litre of petrol if 100 litres
cost 65?

5)

One bottle of wine holds 750ml. what is the capacity of 5

bottles a) in mls b) in litre?

6)

If a fruit drink dilutes in a ratio of one part juice to five

parts water, how much water will you need for 350mls of
juice?
How much liquid will you have altogether
(a) in mls
(b) in litres?

7)

How many 0.4 litre measures can you take from a bottle
holding 2 litres?

Check your answers, then discuss with your tutor what you need
to work on next.

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Answers

Millilitres and Litres

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Litres
2l
4l
7l
10 l
19 l
25 l
l
6 l
9 l
A

1)

2l
12 l

millilitres
2000ml
4000ml
7000ml
10000ml
19000ml
25000ml
500ml
6500ml
9500ml
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2) 2500ml
2.5 x
7
17.5

2000ml
12000ml

17500ml

3)

4725 ml

4)

1.275 litres
1275 ml

5)

1500 ml
300 ml each cup

6) 350 ml
650 ml left
1000 ml
3000 ml
6000 ml
9000 ml
13000 ml
20000 ml
32000 ml

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1 litre
3 litres
6 litres
9 litres
13 litres
20 litres
32 litres

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1)

1.5 litres

2)

2.75 litres

3)

4.5 litres

4)

225
300
150
675
1325
1.325

+
ml used
ml left
l
left

5)

0.25 litres
12 bottles altogether

6)

280 x
4
1120 ml
3

= 1.12 litres

1) 0.2 litres
2) 1250 ml is more
50ml difference
3) 6.85 litres
4) 65p
5)

6)

7)

750 x
5
3750 ml
350 x
5
1750 ml

= 3.75 l

= 1.75 l water
so 2100 ml or 2.1 litres of liquid altogether

0.4 litres =
400ml
5 measures can be taken from 2 litres

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