Middle School

Raul has a bottle of salad dressing. Is 700 milliliters or 7 liters a more reasonable estimate for the capacity of the bottle of salad dressing?

Answer :

Final answer:

The more reasonable estimate for the capacity of a bottle of salad dressing is 700 milliliters, as it is comparable to the size of a typical soda bottle, which holds about 1 liter.

Explanation:

To determine whether 700 milliliters or 7000 liters is a more reasonable estimate for the capacity of a bottle of salad dressing, we should consider the typical size of containers used for liquids we are familiar with. An eyedropper holds about 1 milliliter, a juice box holds about 25 centiliters (250 milliliters), and a typical soda bottle holds about 1 liter. Therefore, since a bottle of salad dressing is comparable to a soda bottle, 700 milliliters is a far more reasonable estimate than 7000 liters, which is the amount of liquid a large tank might hold.

For further context, a jug of milk is similar in size to a bottle of soda and could typically contain about 1 liter of liquid. When we consider the volume of a bottle of barbecue sauce, which is approximately the same size as a water bottle, the smallest unit that could accurately represent its volume would be fluid ounces. Converting these volumes to liters, 4 liters is equivalent to 4,000 milliliters, showing that 7000 liters is drastically larger than what would be expected for a bottle of salad dressing.

700 mL, 7000 L is like a swimming pool. 1 Litre= 1000 Millilitres.