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During lunch, Charlie drinks 2 3/4 cups of milk. Allison drinks 3/8 cup of milk. Carmen drinks 1 1/6 cups of milk. How much milk do the 3 students drink altogether?

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Answer:The 3 students drank 4 7/24 cups of milk altogether

Explanation:

Given that

Charlie drinks 2 3/4 cups of milk.

Allison drinks 3/8 cup of milk

Carmen drinks 1 1/6 cups of milk

Total quantity of Milk drank by the 3 students

= 2 3/4 + 3/8 + 1 1/6 ( add whole numbers to whole numbers and fractions to fractions)

=2+1 3/4 + 3/8+ 1/6

=3 18+ 9+ 4/24

=3 31/24 ( 31/24 = 1 7/24)

= 3 + 1 7/24

The 3 students drank= 4 7/24 cups of milk altogether

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