why is ml is smaller then l

In the metric system, the prefix m stands for “milli”, which means “1/1,000 of”. So 1 ml (milliliter) is only 1/1,000 of 1 l (liter). Therefore, 1 ml is smaller than 1 l.

So why is mL writen with a uppercase L? Sorry if I it says it and I looked over it. :P

It has an uppercase L because Liter is spelt with an uppercase L when abbriviated and milliliter has liter in it. Therefore, it is mL.

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4th grade

Course: 4th grade > Unit 14

Lesson 6: Converting units of volume

Metric units of volume review (L and mL)

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Review the size of liters and milliliters and how to convert between the two. Then, try some practice problems.

Metric units of volume

Volume measures capacity. For example, the volume of a bowl is the amount of space inside the bowl or how much water, for example it would take to fill the bowl.

In the metric system of measurement, the most common units of volume are milliliters and liters.

How big is a milliliter?

A single raindrop contains about

1

milliliter of liquid:

How big is a liter?

This bottle contains about

1

liter of liquid:

Want to learn more about metric units of volume? Check out this video.

Problem 1A

Identify the most reasonable unit to measure the volume of a neighborhood swimming pool.

Want to try more problems like this? Check out this exercise,

Converting liters to milliliters

1 liter = 1000 milliliters

To convert

liters

milliliters

we multiply the number of

liters

1, 000

Example:

8 liters = 8 \times 1000 = 8000 milliliters

Converting milliliters to liters

1 milliliter = \frac{1}{1000} liter

To convert

milliliters

liters

we divide the number of

milliliters

1, 000

Example:

45 mL = \frac{45}{1000} = 45 \div 1000 = 0.045 L

Problem 2A

Convert.

49

liters

=

milliliters

Want to try more problems like this? Check out these exercises:
Convert larger units to smaller units
Converting between units

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  In the metric system, the prefix m stands for “milli”, which means “1/1,000 of”. So 1 ml (milliliter) is only 1/1,000 of 1 l (liter). Therefore, 1 ml is smaller than 1 l.
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This is kind of a weird question ok. If numbers can go infinite, like for example, 10,100,1000... and so on forever. And we can name them like, ten, hundreds, thousands like that. Then if it kept going. How are we going to name them infinitely?
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Pounds to Kilograms: 1 kg = 2.2 lb.
Gallons to Liters: 1 gal = 3.785 L.
Feet to Meters: 1 foot = 0.305 m.
Miles to Kilometers: 1 mi = 1.61 km.
Cups to Milliliters: 1 c = 240 mL.
Inches to Centimeters: 1 in = 2.54 cm.
Ounces to Grams: 1 oz = 28.3 g.
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Re: Converting measurement. I see questions that can be answered if you know KHDUDCM (king henry story) but where can you find divide or multiply by a 1000 each time lesson please? I do not mind which grade it is as I am pretty good with the King henry story now but have just discovered i dont understand the maths behind it really.
45 mL= 1000 45
=45÷1000=0.045
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So why is mL writen with a uppercase L?

Sorry if I it says it and I looked over it. :P
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