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Jordan has 5.48 mL of liquid in one test tube and 9.63 mL in another. Luke's test tube has 17.24 mL of liquid.

Round each number to the nearest tenth.

How much more liquid is in Luke's test tube than the liquid in Jordan's two test tubes combined?

A.
about 2.0 mL

B.
about 2.1 mL

C.
about 2.2 mL

D.
about 3.1 mL

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b.2.1 because you could round each number the using addition
User Chris Fulstow
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5.48 to the nearest tenth is 5.5
9.63 is closest to 9.6
17.24 is closest to 17.2

5.5+9.6=15.1
17.2-15.1=2.1
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