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2. Change the following into kg and g.
(a) 2100 g (b) 3650 g (c) 6510 g (d) 7200 g
(e) 4500 g (f) 32500 g (g) 12950 g (h) 13300 g

3. Convert each of the following into mg.
(a) 9 g (b) 43 g (c) 5 g 270 mg (d) 11 g 22 mg

Units of Capacity

The term ‘capacity’ means how much amount of a liquid a container can hold. Capacity is
measured in litre (L). The other units of capacity are:

kilolitre Hectolitre Decalitre Litre Decilitre Centilitre Millilitre
Unit
(kL) (hL) (daL) (L) (dL) (cL) (mL)

1 1 1
Value 1000 L 100 L 10 L 1 L 10 L 100 L 1000 L

Thus, 1 kL = 1000 L; 1 L = 1000 mL
Different standard containers of measuring capacity are: Fact-o-meter

Volum Vs Capacity
Volume is refered to solid/filled 3-D object.
Capacity is refered to hollow 3-D object.

Volume
(Filled)
5 L 2 L 1 L

Capacity
(Empty)

500 mL 200 mL 100 mL

Converting Higher Units of Capacity to Lower Units and Vice-Versa

To convert a higher unit of capacity to lower unit, we multiply it by 10 for each step as illustrated
here:

kL × 10 hL × 10 daL × 10 L × 10 dL × 10 cL × 10 mL

To convert a lower unit to higher unit, we divide it by 10

÷ 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 10
kL hL daL L dL cL mL