The capacity of the tank of a lawn mower is 7,000 milliliters. A 35-liter gas can is filled to the brim with gasoline. How many times will Ms. Torres be able to fill the tank of th... The capacity of the tank of a lawn mower is 7,000 milliliters. A 35-liter gas can is filled to the brim with gasoline. How many times will Ms. Torres be able to fill the tank of the lawn mower from the gas can?
Understand the Problem
The question asks how many times Ms. Torres can fill the lawn mower tank from the gas can. We need to find out how many times 7,000 milliliters fits into 35 liters, which requires converting both to the same units.
Answer
5
Answer for screen readers
Ms. Torres will be able to fill the tank of the lawn mower 5 times.
Steps to Solve
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Convert liters to milliliters To compare the two volumes, we need to convert them to the same unit. Since $1 \text { liter} = 1000 \text { milliliters}$, we will convert 35 liters to milliliters.
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Calculate the volume in milliliters Multiply the number of liters by 1000 to convert to milliliters: $35 \text{ liters} \times 1000 \frac{\text{milliliters}}{\text{liter}} = 35000 \text{ milliliters}$
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Determine the number of times the tank can be filled Divide the total volume of gasoline in the can by the capacity of the lawn mower tank: $\frac{35000 \text{ milliliters}}{7000 \text{ milliliters}} = 5$
Ms. Torres will be able to fill the tank of the lawn mower 5 times.
More Information
The liter (L) and milliliter (mL) are metric units of volume. A liter is a larger unit, commonly used for measuring liquids in larger quantities, while a milliliter is a smaller unit, often used in scientific measurements and small containers.
Tips
A common mistake is failing to convert the units to be the same before dividing. You must have both volumes in the same units before you can determine how many times the smaller volume fits into the larger volume.
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