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Applications of Area,
Perimeter & Volume
Applied Mathematic
(Preliminary General 1)
Volume & Capacity
Stage 6 - Year 11
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2. The volume of a solid is the amount of space it occupies.
Volume and Capacity
The volume of a solid is the amount of space it occupies.
The capacity is the amount of liquid a container can hold when it is full.
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3. We can compare volume and capacity.
1 cm3 =
1 cm
= 1 mL
1 cubic
centimetre 1
millilitre
1 cm
1 cm
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4. We can compare volume and capacity.
1 cm3 = 1 mL
Volume =
Capacity = 10
x 10
x 10
1000 mL
x 10 cm
= 1000 cm3
= 1 L
[1 Litre]
10 cm
x 10 cm
1000 cm3 = 1 L
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5. We can compare volume and capacity.
1000 cm3 = 1 L
1 m3 =
Capacity =
100
x 100
x 100
1000 L
x 100 cm
= cm3
= 1 kL
[1 Kilolitre]
100 cm
x 100 cm
1 m3 = cm3 = L = 1 kL
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