Capacity

What is Capacity?
✘It is the amount of liquid
that a container can hold

2
How do we measure
Capacity?
✘We measure mass in
Liters and milliletrers.

1 L = 1000 ml
3
What messures capacity of
liquids?
We measure capacity using different
measuring jugs
 What ml are used to measure?

They are used to measure smaller amount of

liquids
✘ The amount of liquid in a small bottle of
water
✘ The amount of juice in small box of juice

5
 What are L used to measure

They are used to measure bigger amounts of

liquids
✘ The capacity of water in a pool.
✘ The capacity of liquids in huge containers.

6
 Famous fractions of capacity

If 1 L = 1000 ml
Then:
✘ of a L =
500 ml
✘ of a L =
✘ of a L = 250 ml
✘ of a L = 100 ml
750 ml
7
 Famous fractions of Capacity

If 1 L = 1000 ml
Then:
✘ 6 of a L =
6500 ml
✘ 7 of a L =
✘ 4 of a L = 7250 ml
✘ 2 of a L = 4100 ml
2750 ml
8
 Capacity in decimal notation

If 1 L = 1000 ml
Then:

✘ 500 ml = 0.500 l

✘ 400 ml = 0.400 l

✘ 750 ml = 0.750 l

✘ 260 ml = 0.260 l
9
 Capcity in decimal notation

If 1 L = 1000 ml
Then:

✘ 4500 ml = 4.500 L
✘ 6400 ml = 6.400 L
✘ 8750 ml = 8.750 L
✘ 2260 ml = 2.260 L
10
 What volume of liquid is in each jug?

800 ml 200 ml 500 ml

11
Can you write these amounts of capacity in L & ml?

0.56 L
0 L 56 ml

12
Can you write these amounts of capacity in L & ml?

1.5 L
1 L 500 ml

13
Can you write these amounts of capacity in L & ml?

4.34L
4 L 34 ml

14
Can you write these amounts of capacity in L & ml?

5L
5 L 250 ml

15
Can you write these amounts of capacity in L & ml?

4L
4 L 750 ml

16
Can you write these amounts of capacity in L & ml?

0 L 200 ml 2 L 100 ml 7 L 500 ml

17
 Can you put in order from the largest amount to the smallest
amount

3250 ml 6.45 L 3

Then the correct order is

3 3250 ml 6.45 L

18
The end

19