The volume of oil in four different containers is shown below:

Container A: 5.35 mililiters
Container b: 5.25 mililiters
Container c: 5.29 mililiters
Container d: 5.32 mililiters

Sandy has a measuring cup that can measure to the nearest tenth of a mililiter. If sandy measures the oil in each container, the greatest amount of oil would measure __________ mililiters.

Question

The volume of oil in four different containers is shown below: 

Container A: 5.35 mililiters
Container b: 5.25 mililiters 
Container c: 5.29 mililiters 
Container d: 5.32 mililiters 

Sandy has a measuring cup that can measure to the nearest tenth of a mililiter. If sandy measures the oil in each container, the greatest amount of oil would measure __________ mililiters.

anonymous · Answer

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mathmale · Answer

Try rounding each of those four possible answers to the nearest tenth ml.  For example, for Container C, that would be 5.3 ml.  round off (up or down as necessary) the other three, and then decide which one is the greatest of the four results.

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