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Tim poured 0.5 liters of water into a beaker and then added 300 milliliters more. What was the total amount of water in the beaker? plz help

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So, Using your conversion chart(if you have one) you'd see 1 liter makes 1000 milliliters. So, if you have half of a liter(0.5), then you have 500 milliliters. If he adds 300 more, then you get 800 milliliters total, which is also equal to 0.8 liters. Hope this helps! 
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