Solving Problems Involving Capacity
Remember: 1 litre=1000ml
1. A 2.5 litre bottle of cola is shared between 5 friends, how much does
each person get?
2. Michael drinks a 330ml bottle of lemon water every day. How much
lemon water will he drink in one week? What is this in litres?
How much lemon water will he drink during April if he drinks the same
amount each day?
3. A Porsche uses 2.5 litres of fuel every 2 kilometres it travels. How much
fuel does it use if it travels 50 kilometres?
4. Susie has a jug of lemonade. She does not know how much lemonade
she has, but she knows she can fill 12 glasses which have a capacity of
270 ml each. How much lemonade does she have?
5. Jug A holds 1800 ml. Jug B holds 3/10 more. How much does jug B
hold?
6. Jug A holds 3.75 litres of liquid. Jug B holds 1250 millilitres more. How
much liquid does Jug B hold?
7. James drinks 2.4 litres of water in a day. Stephen drinks 1/3 more. How
much water does Stephen drink? What is this in millilitres and litres?
8. A Porsche uses 2.5 litres of fuel every 2 kilometres it travels. How much
fuel does Mr Rich use in a working week if his journey to work from his
house is 8 km? What is this in millilitres?
9. Rochelle creates a Super Fruit Smoothie. It contains 1/10 of a litre of
apple juice, 2/5 of a litre of orange juice and 1/8 of a litre of grape juice.
Which jug is the most suitable for Rochelle to serve her Smoothie in?
Explain why you have chosen this jug.
Jug 1
0.3 litres
Jug 2
6 litres
Jug 3
750 ml
Now try to create some problems of your own. Make sure you can work out the
answer yourself!