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Converting liters (L) to milliliters (mL) is super simple. All you need to do is multiply the number of liters by 1,000.
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Note that “milli” means one-thousandth. A great trick for remembering the difference between liters and milliliters lies in knowing the definition of the prefix. Since “milli” means one-thousandth, a milliliter is 1/1,000 of a liter. [1] X Research source
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Multiply the number of liters (L) by 1,000 to find the number of milliliters (mL). There are 1,000 times as many milliliters as there are liters. [2] X Research source
- For instance, say you have 3 liters. Simply multiply 3 liters by 1,000 to get 3,000 milliliters. Therefore, 3 L = 3,000 mL.
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Keep in mind that liters (L) and milliliters (mL) measure volume. “Volume,” also known as capacity, refers to how much three-dimensional space an object occupies. In most cases, liters and milliliters are used to measure the volume of liquid or gas. [3] X Research source
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Remember that milliliters (mL) are smaller units than liters (L). Keep in mind that “milli” means “one-thousandth,” so a milliliter is one-thousandth the size of a liter. Therefore, there will be fewer liters than milliliters. [4] X Research source
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Divide the number of milliliters (mL) by 1,000 to get the number of liters (L). Remember that there are 1,000 milliliters in every liter. [5] X Research source
- For instance, let’s say you have 7,500 milliliters. Divide 7,500 milliliters by 1,000 to get 7.5 liters. So, 7,500 mL = 7.5 L.
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Note that milliliters (mL) and liters (L) are metric units. If you don’t have a lot of experience measuring volume in milliliters or liters, that may be because you aren’t familiar with the metric system , and both mL and L are metric units. [6] X Research source In the U.S., units like cups, pints, quarts, and gallons are more commonly used to measure volume. [7] X Research source
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References
- ↑ https://www.metric-conversions.org/volume/liters-to-milliliters.htm
- ↑ https://www.cuemath.com/measurement/litres-to-milliliters/
- ↑ https://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/volume.html
- ↑ https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fourth-grade-math/imp-measurement-and-data-2/imp-converting-units-of-volume/a/metric-units-of-volume-review
- ↑ https://www.metric-conversions.org/volume/milliliters-to-liters.htm
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4nsgk7/articles/zqf4cwx
- ↑ https://www.cuemath.com/measurement/imperial-system/
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