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Example 1: A container holds 6 L 392 mL of oil. If 2 L 786 mL of oil is added to it to
make the container full, what is the capacity of the container?
L mL
1 1
Solution: Quantity of oil in container = 6 3 9 2
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Quantity of oil added = + 2 7 8 6
Total quantity of oil = 9 1 7 8
Hence, the capacity of the container is 9 L 178 mL.
Example 2: The capacity of a diesel tank is 30 L. It already has 18 L 50 mL of diesel.
How much more diesel it can have?
L mL
2 9 9 10
Solution: Capacity of diesel tank = 3 0 0 0 0
Quantity of diesel in tank = – 1 8 0 5 0
Quantity of diesel that can be added = 1 1 9 5 0
Hence, 11 L 950 mL more diesel can be put into the tank.
Exercise 12C
1 A tank has a capacity of 1500 L. If there is 950 L 275 mL of water in the
tank, how much more water is needed to fi ll it up completely?
2 Shivani had 47 L 175 mL of oil. She used 25 L 50 mL in
her restaurant. How much oil was left with her?
3 A shopkeeper purchased 159 L of juice. He sold 93 L 255 mL
of it. How much juice is left with him now?
