A bootle of sugar syrup soda had 3 3/5 grams of sugar in it. If Oliver drank 3 full bottles and 2/5 of a bottle, how many grams

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A bootle of sugar syrup soda had 3 3/5 grams of sugar in it. If Oliver drank 3 full bottles and 2/5 of a bottle, how many grams

of sugar did he drink?

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Natali [406] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-29T23:32:44+03:00

The ACTUAL answer is 12.24. I got it wrong when I said 15.12.

Explanation: 3 3/5 turn it into an improper fraction = 18/5.

18/5 = 3.6 in decimal form x 3 full bottles= 10.8 sugar in three bottles.

3.6 in one bottle, finding 2/5 of that means 3.6 divided by 5 = 0.72 x 2 = 1.4

10.8 + 1.44 =12.24