Brenda pours laundry detergent from a bottle into the cap and then into the washing machine. Every time she fills the cap, the amount of det

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Brenda pours laundry detergent from a bottle into the cap and then into the washing machine. Every time she fills the cap, the amount of detergent in the bottle changes by -0.26 liters. She fills the cap 3 1/4 times in all. John has a different bottle of detergent that is the same size. Every time he fills his cap, the amount of detergent in his bottle changes by -0.21 liters. He fills his cap 2 5/6 times in all. What was the total change for Brenda’s bottle? What was the total change for John’s bottle? Write as a decimal.

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Dâu 3 years 2021-07-31T05:05:04+00:00 1 Answers 39 views 0

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  1. Nho
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    2021-07-31T05:06:14+00:00
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    Brenda’s Bottle answer:

    3 1/4 = 13/4 in improper fraction form.

    13/4*-0.26 = -0.845. This is the difference in the change.

    John’s Bottle answer:

    2 5/6 = 17/6 in improper form

    17/6*-0.21 = -0.595 in difference.

    Thank you! I hope this helps!

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