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2. Fill in the blanks.

a. Two 500 mL = ______ mL = ______ L b. Five 200 mL = ______ mL = ______ L

c. Four 250 mL = ______ mL = ______ L d. ______ 250 mL = 1 L

e. Twenty 50 mL = ______ L f. ______ 50 mL = 500 mL

3. Convert litres into millilitres.

a. 8 L b. 5 L c. 6 L d. 9 L
4. Convert litres and millilitres into millilitres.

a. 4 L 3 mL b. 3 L 90 mL c. 2 L 921 mL d. 7 L 600 mL

 Capacity is the amount of liquid a container can hold.

 The standard units of capacity are millilitre and litre. 1 L = 1000 mL.
 We use millilitres (mL) for measuring the capacity of smaller containers and litres (L)
for measuring the capacity of bigger containers.

Learning LOGS

1. Fill in the blanks.

a. 1 L = ______ mL b. 1000 mL = ______ L

c. In short, litre is written as _______. d. In short, millilitre is written as _______.

2. Which unit (L or mL) is used to measure:

a. a glass of milk? ______ b. water in a storage tank? ______

c. nail polish in a bottle? ______ d. medicine in a syringe? ______

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