Solving Liquid Measurement
Number Stories
Lesson 4-4
DATETIME
Solve the problem. Complete the measurement scale and convert.
SRB
193-194
1 The hotel’s kitchen uses about 2 liters of soap to wash dishes every day.
Soap is sold in 4-liter jugs. About how many milliliters of soap are left over after one day?
0L
1L
0 mL
2L
3L
4L
1,000 mL 2,000 mL 3,000 mL 4,000 mL
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Answer:
2,000
mL
Solve.
2 A washing machine uses about 150 liters of water per load. If the Lopez family washes
5 loads of laundry per week, about how many milliliters of water do they use per week?
Answer:
750,000 mL
3 Raina’s fish tank holds 10 liters of water. Joel’s fish tank holds 4 times that much water.
About how many milliliters of water does Joel’s tank hold?
Answer:
40,000
mL
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4 A scientist measured 110 mL each of Solution A and Solution B and 190 mL each of
Solution C and Solution D. She then mixed them together. How many liters of solution
does the scientist have?
Answer:
0.6
L
4.NBT.4, 4.NBT.5, 4.NBT.6, 4.MD.1, 4.MD.2, SMP1, SMP6
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