Question

Hildy had 2.5 oz of liquid for a science experiment. the instructions said that the experiment needed 3 oz of liquid. she went to the cabinet and got an additional 7.5 oz of liquid. did hildy get a reasonable amount of liquid out of the cabinet?
a. yes, hildy got a reasonable amount of liquid because she needed a total of 7.5 oz (2.5 × 3 = 7.5).
b. no, hildy did not get a reasonable amount of liquid because she only needed 0.5 oz (3 – 2.5 = 0.5).
c. no, hildy did not get a reasonable amount of liquid because she only needed 5.5 oz (3 2.5 = 5.5).

Answer 1

Answer is b answer is b

Answer 2

For this case we have the following amount of liquid:
 2.5 oz.
 The amount of liquid needed is:
 3 oz.
 Therefore, the amount of fluid needed is:
 3oz - 2.5oz = 0.5oz
 Answer:
 b. no, hildy did not get a reasonable amount of liquid because she only needed 0.5 oz (3 - 2.5 = 0.5).