Question

A 2-column table with 3 rows titled Units of Capacity. Column 1 is labeled Customary System Units with entries 1 gallon, 1 quart, 1 cup. Column 2 is labeled Metric System Units with entries 3.79 liters, 0.95 liters, 0.237 liters.
How many deciliters are equivalent to 5 cups?
2.1097 deciliters
11.85 deciliters
118.5 deciliters
210.97 deciliters

Answer 1

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Answer:

  11.85 deciliters

Step-by-step explanation:

Your table tells you 1 cup is 0.237 liters. Then 5 cups is ...

  (5 cups)(0.237 L/cup) = 1.185 L = 11.85 dL

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"deci-" is the SI prefix for 1/10. 1.1 liters is 11 tenths of a liter.