Ex 9 G

MeasureMent and geoMetry Using Units of MeAsUreMent
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a Check the conversion chart. a 6 L = 6 1000 mL

To convert litres to millilitres, multiply by 1000. = 6000 mL
Since 6 is a whole number, we do this by adding three
zeros to the end of the number.
b Check the conversion chart. b 700 mL = 700 1000 L
To convert millilitres to litres, divide by 1000. To do = 0.7 L
this, move the decimal point three places to the left.
c Check the conversion chart. c 0.45 L = 0.45 1000 mL
To convert litres to millilitres, multiply by 1000. To = 450 mL
do this, move the decimal point three places to the = 450 cm3
right.
Note that 1 mL = 1 cm3.
reMeMBer
1. The capacity of a container is the volume of liquid that it can hold.

2. A millilitre is equivalent to 1 cm3.
3. 1 litre (L) = 1000 millilitres (mL). 1 kilolitre (kL) = 1000 litres (L).
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1 We19a, b Copy and complete the following unit conversions.
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c 13 kL = L d 7000 mL = L
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Capacity e 5500 mL = L f 260 L = kL
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doc-1873 g 2 L= mL h 32 000 mL = L
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Activity 9-G-2
More capacity
i 55 mL = L j 0.035 L = mL
doc-1874 k 420 L = mL l 0.99 kL = L
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Activity 9-G-3 m 1 L= mL n 22 500 mL = L
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Advanced capacity
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doc-1875 o 350 mL = L p L= mL
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q 25 L = kL r 0.007 L = mL
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2 We19c Copy and complete the following unit conversions.
Weblink a 750 cm3 = mL b 2500 m3 = kL
Jugs c 800 cm =
3 mL = L d 40 000 cm3 = mL = L
e 6L= mL = cm 3 f 5200 L = kL = m3
g 2.45 L = cm3 h 78 000 cm3 = L
3 MC A capacity of 25 L is equal to:
A 0.025 mL B 250 mL C 0.25 mL D 25 000 mL E 2500 mL
4 MC A capacity of 35 400 mL is equal to:
A 35 400 000 L B 0.354 L C 3.5400 L D 35.4 L E 35 L
5 Arrange in order from smallest to largest:
1
a 2 L, 25 000 mL, 1 L, 2.45 L b 760 mL, 0.765 L, 7.65 mL, 7.60 L
2 4
c 110 mL, 0.1 L, 0.011 L, 1.1 L
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UnDerstAnDing
Digital docs 6 A water bottle has a capacity of 2 litres. How

Spreadsheet many 125-mL bottlefuls are required to fill it?
Capacity unit
conversions 7 A bottle contains 250 mL of orange juice
doc-1879 concentrate. How much water should be added to
make up 2 L of juice from the concentrate?
8 A scientist dilutes (waters down) an acid
solution by adding 120 mL of acid to 1.5 L of
water. How much of the diluted solution will this
make?
9 Most sports drinks are sold in 500-mL bottles.
How many litres of sports drink are there in one
dozen such bottles?
10 A medicine bottle contains 125 mL of cough
syrup. How many 2.5-mL doses could be
administered from this bottle, assuming that none is spilt?
11 Anthea runs a market stall selling detergent. How many 200-mL bottles of detergent could she
fill from a 45-L bulk container?
12 A 185-mL container of Shine hair conditioner is sold at the special price of $3.70. A 0.5-L
container of the same conditioner costs $11.00. Which is the better buy?
(Hint: Find the cost of 1 mL of hair conditioner in each case.)
13 A milk bar sells 55 small bottles of lemon drinks in
one week. How many litres of drink is sold if each
bottle contains 180 mL?
14 Petrov is working as a school laboratory technician.
How many litres of salt solution should Petrov
8 cm prepare for an experiment in which there are 12
groups of students if each group requires 400 mL of
solution?
11 cm 15 How many millilitres of milk does the container on
the left hold?
7 cm
16 Claire has made her favourite green cordial with 0.25 L

of water and 30 mL of cordial. Will a glass with a capacity
of 250 mL hold this volume?
17 Sharmila has made a fresh juice with 0.3 L of apple juice
and 40 mL of carrot juice. Will a glass with a capacity of
350 mL hold this volume?
18 Water is to be poured into this fish tank. How many litres of
water are needed to fill the tank to a depth of 28 cm?
30 cm
75 cm 24 cm
338 Maths Quest 7 for the Australian Curriculum

19 Estimate how many litres of water each sink will hold if filled to the top. Use the
measurements shown. (Hint: First convert the measurements to centimetres.)
180 mm
430 mm
350 mm
20 To achieve a world record, a 16.4 kL strawberry milkshake was made in the UK in 1996. To
understand how large this is, consider the size of a rectangular prism that would have this
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capacity. Suggest three possible sets of measurements for this container.
Digital docs 21 One litre of paint covers an area of 20 square metres. How many millilitres of paint are
WorkSHEET 9.2
required to cover an area of 6 square metres?
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refleCtion
How will you remember
conversion between units for
volume and units for capacity?
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MeasureMent and geoMetry Using Units of MeAsUreMent

a Check the conversion chart. a 6 L = 6 1000 mL

1. The capacity of a container is the volume of liquid that it can hold.

Chapter 9 Measurement 337

Digital docs 6 A water bottle has a capacity of 2 litres. How

16 Claire has made her favourite green cordial with 0.25 L

338 Maths Quest 7 for the Australian Curriculum

Chapter 9 Measurement 339

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