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Ramu is a milkman. One morning, he was busy pouring milk into containers of
different sizes. Some containers were big, while some were very small. Have you
ever thought about how milk is measured in different containers? Look at the

containers shown below and guess which ones can hold milk in litres and which
ones in millilitres.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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The amount of liquid that can be held in a container is called the capacity of the

container. A container's capacity depends on its shape and size.

The big The jug can The vessel can The pot can hold

tumbler hold 5 tumblers hold 10 tumblers 20 tumblers
can hold 2 of water. of water. of water.

tumblers of
water.

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