Question

How do you convert 12.23 milliliters to liters?

Answer 1

`12.23*mL` `=` `12.23xx10^-3L`

Explanation:

The prefix `"milli"` `-=` `10^-3`.

Thus `1*mL=10^-3L`, equivalently there are `10^3*mL*L^-1`

The prefix `"centi"` `-=` `10^-2`.

The prefix `"deci"` `-=` `10^-1`.