Question

Carlos mixed 2/10L of orange juice with 1/8L of pineapple juice. Determine a reasonable estimate of the total amount of juice Carlos mixed.

Answer 1

less than 1/2 L

Explanation:

Answer 2

`(13)/(40)\ liters` or
`0.325\ liters`

Explanation:

we know that

To find the total amount of juice Carlos mixed, sum the liters of orange juice plus the liters of pineapple juice

Let

x------> liters of orange juice

y-----> liters of pineapple juice

z----> total amount of juice mixed

so

`z=x+y`

we have

`x=(2)/(10)\ liters`

`y=(1)/(8)\ liters`

substitute

`z=(2)/(10)+(1)/(8)=(4*2+5*1)/(40)=(13)/(40)\ liters`

Convert to decimal form

`(13)/(40)\ liters=0.325\ liters`