Measuring Liquids in Metric Units

Mr. Wassman introduces the metric system, focusing on converting liters to milliliters. He explains the conversion process using multiplication and demonstrates how to handle both whole and fractional liter amounts. The video includes practical examples and story problems to apply these concepts, emphasizing the importance of understanding decimal placement when multiplying by 1000.

How many milliliters are there in one liter?

• 10000 milliliters

• 10 milliliters

• 100 milliliters

• 1000 milliliters

If you have 3 liters of water, how many milliliters do you have?

• 300 milliliters

• 30 milliliters

• 30000 milliliters

• 3000 milliliters

What is the milliliter equivalent of 1.5 liters?

• 15000 milliliters

• 15 milliliters

• 1500 milliliters

• 150 milliliters

How do you convert liters to milliliters?

• Multiply by 100

• Multiply by 1000

• Divide by 1000

• Add 1000

What does moving the decimal point three places to the right do in terms of liters to milliliters conversion?

• Converts milliliters to liters

• Converts liters to milliliters

• Reduces the value by 1000 times

• Increases the value by 100 times

If a container holds 4.4 liters, how many milliliters does it contain?

• 440 milliliters

• 4400 milliliters

• 44 milliliters

• 44000 milliliters

What is the milliliter equivalent of 8.8 liters?

• 880 milliliters

• 8800 milliliters

• 888 milliliters

• 88 milliliters

If you have 2.2 liters, how many milliliters is that?

• 220 milliliters

• 222 milliliters

• 2200 milliliters

• 22 milliliters

How many milliliters of water does the Lopez family use per week if they wash five loads, with each load using 150 liters?

• 750 milliliters

• 7500 milliliters

• 75000 milliliters

• 750000 milliliters

What is the process to convert liters to milliliters in large quantities?

• Subtract 1000 from the liters value

• Multiply the liters value by 100

• Add three zeros to the liters value

• Divide the liters value by 1000