Metric Volume Units (mL, L)

Show your work for each problem.

1.
How many milliliters are in liter?
1. a)100 mL
2. b)1000 mL
3. c)10000 mL
4. d)10 mL
Answer: 1000 mL
L mL. The prefix 'milli-' means one-thousandth, so there are 1000 milliliters in one liter.
2.
Convert L to milliliters.
Answer: 3000
L mL. When converting from liters to milliliters, multiply by 1000.
3.
Convert mL to liters.
Answer: 2
mL L. When converting from milliliters to liters, divide by 1000.
4.
Which is larger: mL or L?
1. a)They are equal
2. b)Cannot be compared
3. c)500 mL
4. d)1 L
Answer: 1 L
L mL, which is greater than mL. So L is larger.
5.
Convert L to milliliters.
Answer: 1500
1. What operation do you use to convert L to mL? multiply
2. What do you multiply by? 1000
3. Calculate 1500
6.
Convert mL to liters. Write your answer as a decimal.
Answer: 0.75
mL L. Move the decimal 3 places to the left.
7.
A bottle holds L of water. How many milliliters is this?
1. a)2500 mL
2. b)25 mL
3. c)250 mL
4. d)25000 mL
Answer: 2500 mL
L mL. Move the decimal point 3 places to the right.
8.
You have L of juice and pour out mL. How many milliliters remain?
Answer: 750
1. First, convert 1 L to mL. How many mL is 1 L? 1000
2. Now subtract the amount poured out: 750
9.
A recipe needs L of milk and mL of cream. What is the total in milliliters?
Answer: 800
1. Convert 0.5 L to mL: 500
2. Add the cream: 800
10.
Which measurement is equal to L?
1. a)2500 mL
2. b)2.5 mL
3. c)250 mL
4. d)25 mL
Answer: 250 mL
L mL. One quarter of a liter is 250 milliliters.
11.
Convert mL to liters. Write your answer as a decimal.
Answer: 4.25
mL L. Move the decimal 3 places to the left.
12.
A container holds L of water. You use L and then add mL. How much water is in the container now? Give your answer in liters.
Answer: 2.25
1. Subtract water used: L 1.5
2. Convert 750 mL to L: 0.75
3. Add the water: L 2.25
13.
A medicine bottle contains mL. If the dose is mL taken times daily, how many days will the medicine last?
1. a)15 days
2. b)50 days
3. c)33 days
4. d)100 days
Answer: 33 days
Daily usage: mL. Days: , so full days.
14.
You need to fill bottles with mL each from a L container. How many bottles can you fill completely?
Answer: 20
1. Convert 5 L to mL: 5000
2. Divide by bottle size: 20
15.
A punch recipe needs L of juice, L of soda, and mL of syrup. What is the total volume in liters?
Answer: 4.25
1. Convert 500 mL to L: 0.5
2. Add juice and soda: 3.75
3. Add the syrup: 4.25