Capacity multiplication and division of litres

TOPIC: Capacity

SUBTOPIC:  Capacity multiplication and division of litres

OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Multiply in litre by the whole

2. Divide in litre by whole

3. Appreciate litre as the unit of capacity

CONTENT

Multiplication and division involving litres

Multiplication

Example

Four cars each have 18.5 litres of petrol put in them. How much petrol is this?

18 · 5 􀆐

× 4

74 · 0 􀆐

 

Exercise 1

Copy and complete the following.

1. 􀆐

8 · 3l

  × 2

.2. 􀆐

7 · 1l

  × 8

 

3. 􀆐

4 · 7l

  × 3

 

4. 􀆐

5 · 9l

  × 4

 

5. …