Nigel is going to paint his large shed and will need about 20 litres of paint. If 1 tin of paint has a capacity of 2.658 litres, what is the capacity of 8 tins?
a) ml 2658 _______ × 8 ___________ × b) 2
l ml 658 8
c) l 2.658 _______ × 8
Do you get the same answer for each different way of doing it? If he bought 8 tins, how much paint will Nigel have left over after using his 20 litres?
5. Have a go at these. a) 4.590l × 5 d) 1298ml × 9 g) 7.65l × 12
b) 6l 45ml × 3 e) 5.78l × 4
h) 4l 800ml × 25
c) 13.5l × 7
f) 9065ml × 6 i) 8072ml × 19
6. For the class party, the teacher needs to fill 30 glasses of orange, each with a capacity of 250ml. How many litre bottles of orange will she need?
7. What is the total capacity of 5 oil tanks if each holds 45l 250ml?
8. A car uses 1 litre of petrol every 14km. How far would the car go on 25.5 litres of petrol?