Let's put your new knowledge to the test with some mL to L practice problems.
Example One
The average water bottle holds 500 mL of water. If you were to pour 18 water bottles into a bucket, how many liters of water would you have?
Step 1: Calculate the number of milliliters there are in 18 water bottles.
500 mL x 18 water bottles = 9,000 mL
Step 2: Convert mL to L by dividing the total amount of milliliters in the bucket by 1,000, which is the number of milliliters in a liter.
9,000 mL / 1,000 mL = 9 Liters of water in the bucket.
Example Two
If you have 2.8 L of orange juice and your family drinks 926 mL of your orange juice, how many liters of orange juice would you have left?
Step 1: Calculate the number of mL in 2.8 L
2.8 L x 1,000 mL = 2,800 mL
Step 2: Subtract the consumed orange juice from the original amount of orange juice.
2,800 mL - 926 mL = 1,874 mL of orange juice
Step 3: Convert the milliliters of orange juice back to liters of orange juice.
1,874 mL / 1,000 mL = 1.874 L of orange juice