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Measuring Capacity Together

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Measuring Capacity Together

You are helping prepare drinks and snacks for a community picnic. Use 1 L = 1,000 mL. Show your thinking where you can.

Capacity clues

Capacity is the amount of liquid a container can hold.

1.Which unit is usually best for measuring the amount of water in a large drink dispenser: millilitres (mL), litres (L), or kilograms (kg)?
  • Millilitres (mL)
  • Litres (L)
  • Kilograms (kg)
2.Complete the conversion: 3 L = mL.
3.A bottle holds 1,500 mL. How many litres is that?
4.Tick every pair of measurements that are equal.
  • 500 mL and 0.5 L
  • 250 mL and 2.5 L
  • 2 L and 2,000 mL
  • 750 mL and 0.75 L

Scale the picnic recipe

The recipe below makes enough fruit drink for 4 people. Keep the drink tasting the same by multiplying every ingredient by the same amount.

For 4 people

Amount

Water

600 mL

Orange juice

400 mL

5.The picnic has 12 people. How many millilitres of water are needed if the recipe is scaled up from 4 people?
6.For 8 people, how much orange juice is needed? Explain the scale factor you used.
7.A drink dispenser holds 2 L. You pour in 1.25 L of fruit drink. How much space is left? Give your answer in millilitres.
8.A recipe uses 375 mL of milk for 6 people. How much milk is that per person?
9.Zoe needs exactly 1.25 L of water and has a 2 L measuring jug marked in 250 mL intervals. How many 250 mL intervals should she pour to reach 1.25 L?
10.Which is the most sensible capacity for a reusable picnic drink bottle: 30 mL, 300 mL, 3 L, or 30 L?
  • 30 mL
  • 300 mL
  • 3 L
  • 30 L
11.Write a three-step method for changing a measurement in litres into millilitres.

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  • Measuring Capacity Together, page 1 of 2: Capacity clues, Scale the picnic recipe

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  • Measuring Capacity Together, page 2 of 2: 5. The picnic has 12 people. How many millilitres of water are needed if the recipe is…

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