How to Convert Liters to Milliliters

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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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Method 1
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Changing Liters into Milliliters

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    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]
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    There are 1,000 times as many milliliters as there are liters. [2]
    • 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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    “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]
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Converting Milliliters Back into Liters

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    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]
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    Remember that there are 1,000 milliliters in every liter. [5]
    • 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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    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] In the U.S., units like cups, pints, quarts, and gallons are more commonly used to measure volume. [7]
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    Since 1,000 ml = 1 liter, 5,000 ml = 5 liters.
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    2,640 ml / 1,000 ml per liter = 2.640 liters.
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    1 liter + 722 milliliters = 1,000 ml + 722 ml = 1,722 milliliters.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://www.metric-conversions.org/volume/liters-to-milliliters.htm
      2. ↑ https://www.cuemath.com/measurement/litres-to-milliliters/
      3. ↑ https://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/volume.html
      4. ↑ 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
      5. ↑ https://www.metric-conversions.org/volume/milliliters-to-liters.htm
      6. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4nsgk7/articles/zqf4cwx
      7. ↑ https://www.cuemath.com/measurement/imperial-system/

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