11 plus - Litres and Millilitres B

How many ml is 1.2 L ?

• 1200 ml

• 120ml

Answer explanation

1 L - 1000 ml

1.2 L = 1200 ml

How many litres is 35 600 ml?

• 35.6 litres

• 3.56 litres

• 356 litres

• 3560 litres

Answer explanation

1000 ml - 1 litre

$35\ 600\ \div1000\ =\ 35.6$

Which of these is the biggest?

• 400 ml plus half a litre

• 1 litre minus 150ml

• 0.32 L + 600 ml

• 7 lots of 125ml

Answer explanation

0.32L + 600 ml = 320 ml +600 ml = 920 ml

400 ml + half a litre = 400 ml + 500 ml = 900 ml

1 litre minus 150 ml = 1000 ml - 150 ml = 850 ml

7 x 125 ml = 875 ml

I start with 0.75 litres of water in a container.

I put 100 ml of water on each of my 4 plants.

How much is left?

• 1.15 litres

• 0.65 litres

• 710 ml

• 0.35 litres

Answer explanation

0.75 litres = 750 ml

4 x 100 ml = 400 ml

750 ml - 400 ml = 350 ml

350 ml = 0.35 litres

Which of these is the biggest?

• 0.65 litres

• 3 x 220 ml

• 130 ml + half of a litre

• Half of 1.2 litres.

Answer explanation

3 x 220 ml = 660ml

0.65 litres = 650 ml

130 ml + 500 ml = 630 ml

Half of 1200 ml = 600 ml

A water container contains 4 litres of water

Every day I take out 80 ml of water to give to my cat Boris.

How many days until it is empty?

• 20

• 50

• 500

• 320

Answer explanation

There are 4000 ml at the start

$4000\ \div\ 80\ \ =\ 50$

A container holds 0.9L of water.

Every day 75ml is removed.

How many days until the container is empty

• 10

• 12

• 1

Answer explanation

0.9L = 900 ml

900 = 12 x 75 ml

12 days

A cup contains 300 ml of water

A spoon contains 20 ml of water

How many litres of water can 5 cups and 4 spoons hold?

• 1.58 L

• 2.30 L

• 0.23 L

• 1.62 L

Answer explanation

5 cups - 5 x 300 ml - 1500ml

4 spoons = 4 x 20 ml = 80 ml

1580 ml = 1.58 L

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