Question

Complete sentence.

12 L= ____ mL

Answer 1

12 L = 12000 mL

Explanation:

Pre-Solving

We want to complete the following sentence:

12L = _____ mL

In other words, we want to convert 12 L to mL.

To do that, we can do something similar to that of dimensional analysis, which is common in chemistry, where we will convert one label to another by using conversion factors, which are written as fractions.

Recall that 1 L = 1000 mL, so the conversion factor is
`(1L )/(1000mL)`.

Solving

When doing dimensional analysis, we want to cancel out common labels.

This means that we want to cancel out the L label to get mL.

So, we will put L on the bottom.

Our new conversion factor is:
`(1000mL )/(1L)`

Now, we multiply this by 12L.

`12L * (1000mL )/(1L)`

This simplifies to 12000 mL

So, 12L = 12000 mL