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A student solved this problem and said the answer is 1 3/4 quarts.

Gary mixed 1/4 quart of plain milk and 2/3 quart of chocolate milk to make all the milk chocolate flavored. What was the total amount of chocolate flavored milk?

Is the student's answer reasonable?

User Daniel Qiu
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Answer:

11/12 of a quart

Explanation:

User B B
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1/4=3/12
2/3=8/12

11/12of a quart
User Jeff Wright
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