Estimating and Solving Capacity

The amount a container can hold measured in liquid units.

• Volume

• Capacity

• Gallon

• Liquid

What tool is used to measure liquid capacity?

• a measuring cup
• a scale
• a ruler
• a clock

Choose the most reasonable estimate for a bottle of water?

• 1 mL

• 1 L

• 10 L

• 10 mL

Choose the most reasonable estimate for a mug of coffee?

• 25 L

• 2 L

• 2 mL

• 250 mL

What is the best estimate for this pitcher of lemonade?

• 2 mL (milliliters)

• 20 mL (milliliters)

• 2 L (liters)

Babies take a very small amount of medicine. Which describes the amount of medicine that would fill this medicine dropper?

• milliliters

• liters

Which unit best describe the amount of soda in this container?

• 2 liters

• 2 milliliters

About how much liquid is in this beaker?

• 100 mL

• 40 mL

• 50 mL

• 60 mL

If you poured this liquid in equal amounts into 10 separate containers, how much liquid would be in each container?

• 80 $\div$ 10 = 8 mL

• 80 $\times$ 10 = 800 mL

• 80 $+$ 10 = 90 mL

• 80 $-$ 10 = 70 mL

Each cup can hold 30 mL. Calculate the total volume.

• 30 mL

• 150 mL

• 300 mL

• 1500 mL