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Volume and Capacity Measurement

A community sports day needs drinks for the teams. Use metric units carefully to solve the planning puzzles. Show working where needed.

Understand the units

Think about what is being measured: volume is the space occupied by a 3D object; capacity is how much a container can hold.

1.Which statement best describes the capacity of a 750 mL drink bottle?

The amount of liquid it can hold
The space taken up by the empty bottle only
The mass of the bottle and drink
The height of the bottle

2.Complete the conversions: (a) 1 L = mL; (b) 2.4 L = mL; (c) 3,650 mL = L and mL.

3.Choose the most sensible unit for each capacity: a medicine spoon; a family-sized water tank; a lunchbox drink bottle.

Plan the drinks

The sports teams are sharing water. Use the information in each question to keep the station supplied without wasting drinks.

4.A large dispenser holds 8 L of water. How many full 500 mL bottles can it fill?

5.For a team of 12 players, each player gets 350 mL of water. How much water is needed altogether? Give your answer in litres.

6.There are 5.5 L of water in a cooler. The team pours out 1.75 L, then adds 900 mL. How much water is in the cooler now? Give your answer in litres.

7.A recipe for fruit drink uses 1.2 L of water and 800 mL of juice. What is the total volume of liquid in millilitres?

8.A measuring jug is marked at eye level. The water level reaches 1.35 L. Sketch a measuring jug showing this water level, then write the capacity in millilitres.

9.A team estimates that a bucket holds 9 L. Its measured capacity is 7.6 L. How far off was the estimate?

10.A 2 L bottle is full. Georgia pours out 650 mL. What volume remains? Write your answer in litres and millilitres.

11.A water container is a rectangular prism with inside measurements 30 cm long, 20 cm wide and 25 cm high. Sketch the container, then find its volume in cubic centimetres. Since 1,000 cm³ = 1 L, what is its capacity in litres?