When you’re gardening, sometimes you need to measure how much water or fertilizer you’re using. One way to measure liquids is in liters or fluid ounces. These are just different ways to show how much space a liquid takes up.
To understand how to change liters into fluid ounces, let’s think about 1 liter. It’s about the same as 33.8 fluid ounces. So, if we want to find out how many fluid ounces are in 0.4 liters, we can use a small math equation.
We can do the calculation like this:
$$
0.4 \text{ liters} \times 33.8 \text{ fluid ounces/liter} = 13.52 \text{ fluid ounces}
$$
This tells us that 0.4 liters is equal to approximately 13.52 fluid ounces.
Now that you know this, let’s think about some things that might help you measure or visualize this amount when you’re working in the garden. Here are 7 objects that are exactly equal to 0.4 liters (or 13.52 fluid ounces):
- A standard bottle of water (often 500 mL, which is a little more than 0.4 liters).
- A large soda can (which is typically 12 fluid ounces, just under 0.4 liters).
- About 2 cups of water (since 1 cup is about 8 fluid ounces).
- A medium-sized yogurt container (some hold around 15 oz).
- A small juice box (usually holds about 6-8 fluid ounces).
- A regular ketchup bottle (which can hold around 14-16 fluid ounces).
- A handful of gardening fertilizer in liquid form (which can be mixed in approximately that amount).
Remember, when you’re gardening, measuring correctly helps make sure your plants get just what they need!
