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Measurement of Capacity
The most commonly used measures of capacity are millilitres and litres. The
litre is the standard unit for measuring the amount of a liquid.
1 litre = 1000 millilitres
Look at the following table of measures of capacity.
10 millilitres (ml) = 1 centilitre
10 centilitres (cl) = 1 decilitre
10 decilitres (dl) = 1 litre
10 litres (l) = 1 decalitre
10 decalitres (dal) = 1 hectolitre
10 hectolitres (hl) = 1 kilolitre (kl)
Conversion of Capacity
Conversion of Litres into Millilitres
Example : Convert the 64 l 32 ml into mililitres.
Solution : 1 l = 1000 ml
64 l 32 ml = 64 × 1000 ml + 32 ml
= 64000 ml + 32 ml
= 64032 ml
Example : Convert the 45 l 26 ml into millilitres.
Solution : 1 l = 1000 ml
45 l 26 ml = 45 × 1000 ml + 26 ml
= 45000 ml + 26 ml
= 45026 ml
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