Question

A 2-liter bottle of soda contains how many milliliters? 20,000 mL 2,000 mL 200 mL 20 mL

Answer 1

2,000 mL

Explanation:

The prefix "milli-" in the metric system means "one-thousandth".

One milliliter is one-thousandth of a liter.

1 mL = 0.001 L

Multiply both sides of the equation above by 1000.

1,000 mL = 1 L

There are 1,000 milliliters in a liter.

1 L = 1,000 mL

2 L = 2 * 1 L = 2 * 1,000 mL = 2,000 mL