How many cubic centimeters are in 0.5 liters?

How many cubic centimeters are in 0.5 liters?

• A. 500 cm3
• B. 0.5 cm3
• C. 5 cm3
• D. 50 cm3

Answer: (A)

Converting between liters and cubic centimeters uses the fact that 1 liter equals 1000 cubic centimeters. Since 0.5 liter is half a liter, multiply by 1000: 0.5 × 1000 = 500 cm^3. Another way to see it is that 0.5 L equals 500 mL, and 1 mL equals 1 cm^3, so that also gives 500 cm^3. The other numbers are smaller volumes: 0.5 cm^3 is 0.0005 L, 5 cm^3 is 0.005 L, and 50 cm^3 is 0.05 L.

Converting between liters and cubic centimeters uses the fact that 1 liter equals 1000 cubic centimeters. Since 0.5 liter is half a liter, multiply by 1000: 0.5 × 1000 = 500 cm^3. Another way to see it is that 0.5 L equals 500 mL, and 1 mL equals 1 cm^3, so that also gives 500 cm^3. The other numbers are smaller volumes: 0.5 cm^3 is 0.0005 L, 5 cm^3 is 0.005 L, and 50 cm^3 is 0.05 L.