CAPACITY
CONVERT METRIC UNITS OF
CAPACITY
We may ask to our selves that what is capacity ?
Capacity is how much something like ( a container , a jur , jerrican or
others ) can hold or keep . And capacity is mostly measured in liters ( l )
and milliliters ( ml ) .
Let us use examples to understand well
Look at that jur
How many bottles of water did We pour
in that jur to be full ?
Answer
4 bottles of water was poured in the jur
So it means the capacity of this jur is to hold or keep only 4 bottles of
water
Example 2 :
And one of teacher kenedy’s students poured
water inside it and it became full .
Like this
This bottle below was empty
so it means that
the capacity of
this bottle was
that water that
the student
poured in full .
Example 3 :
How many cups of milk did we pour in How many glasses of milk did we pour
in that jur ?
that bottle below ?
What is its capacity now ?
So what is its capacity ?
Its capacity is to hold 4 small cups
of milk
Its capacity is to hold 5 small glasses of
milk
IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW
1. Large capacities are measured in litres ( l )
2. Small capacities are measured in ( ml )
CONVERTING METRIC UNITS
OF CAPACITY
UNITS OF CAPACITY
UNITS
SYMBOL
Kiloliter
kl
Hectoliter
hl
Decaliter
dal
Liter
l
Deciliter
dl
Centiliter
cl
Milliliter
ml
Table of units of capacity
kl
hl
dal
l
dl
cl
ml
Conversion of capacity units
Example 2 : convert 3 dal =___ l = ___dl
Example 1: convert 1 hl = _______ dal
Solution
First of all let us draw table of capacity
units so that it can help us
kl
hl
dal
1
0
l
dl
cl
ml
Solution
What are we going to do first students
?
1. We are going to draw the table of
units
2. Write the number in the table
3. convert
kl
hl
dal
l
3
0
3
0
dl
0
cl
ml
Example 3 : convert 4 hl =___ dal = ___ I = ___ dl
Solution
kl
hl
dal
l
dl
4
0
0
0
Therefore
4 hl = 40 dal = 400 l = 4000 dl
cl
ml
first of all
1. We draw the table
2. We write 4 in hl because that is
where it is
3. Convert 4 in dal , l and dl
4. Lastly we removed the answer from
the table and said
4 hl = 40 dal = 400 l = 4000 dl
ADDITION AND SUBTRACTIONOF UNITS OF CAPACITY
Example 1 : add 24 l + 4 dal = ____l
Solution
This is the steps to follow
1 . We draw the table
2 . Write the first number in the table , and
that is ” 24 l “ and convert it in “ I ” .
3 . Write the next number in the table , and
that is “ 4 dal “ and convert it in “ l “ .
4 . Add the first number and the second
number altogether after you have
converted them
kl
hl
+
dal
l
2
4
4
0
6
4
dl
cl
ml
Example 2 : subtract 96 l - 8 dal = ____l
Solution
This is the steps to follow
1 . We draw the table
kl
hl
-
2 . Write the first number in the table , and
that is ” 96 l “ and convert it in “ I ” .
3 . Write the next number in the table , and
that is “ 8 dal “ and convert it in “ l “ .
4 . Subtract the first number to the second
number after you have converted them.
dal
l
9
6
8
0
1
6
dl
cl
ml
Example 3 : add 7 hl + 123 l = ____ l
solution
First write ,
7 hl in the table and convert it in “ l “
Then write
123 l in the table and convert it in “ I “
Lastly add altogether what you
converted in litres
kl
+
hl
dal
l
7
0
0
1
2
3
8
2
3
dl
cl
ml
Exercise
Work out the following
1. 14 dal - 33 l = ______ l
2. 22 l + 7 dal = ______ l
3. 390 dl + 4 dal = ______ dl
4. 6 hl - 30 dal = _____ dal