Question

a coach asked two players how much water they drank before practice. Ashley said she drank 1/2 pint and Claire said she drank 0.7 pint. How many pints of water did Ashley and Claire drink combined?

Answer 1

1. The problem gives the following information: Ashley said she drank 1/2 pints and Claire said she drank 0.7 pints.

 2. Therefore, to solve this problem you must follow the proccedure that is shown below:

 3. You must sum the amount of water that  Ashley and Claire drank before the practice. Then, you have:

 1/2 pints=0.5 pints (Ashley)
 0.7 pints (Claire)

 x=0.5 pints+0.7 pints
 x=1.2 pints

 How many pints of water did Ashley and Claire drink combined?

 The answer is: 1.2 pints or 1 1/5 pints