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).

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Deshawn Orozco

Mathematics

11 March, 04:43

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).

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Jamir Holloway · Answer 1

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).

Shaylee · Answer 2

Answer is b answer is b