Question

Marjorie consumed 1.5 gallons of water in one day. How many milliliters are equal to 1.5 gallons, if 1 liter = 1,000 milliliters and 1 gallon = 3.785 liters?

5.6775 milliliters
567.75 milliliters
5,677.5 milliliters
56,775 milliliter

Answer 1

you need 2 conversion factors and multiply the 1.5 gallons by them

gallons-> liters-> mL
1.5 gallons x (3.785 liters/ 1 gallon) x (1000 mL/ 1 L) = ???

Answer 2

\[1.5 gallons \times 3.785 liters =5.6775 liters\]
then convert liters to milliliters \[5.6775 liters \times 1,000 milliliters = 5,677.5 millilters\]
Your answer is : 5,677.5 milliliters