Aaron used 3.25 oz of peanut butter and 0.5 oz of marshmallow cream for a fruit dip. How many ounces did he use in total? Round your answer to match the less precise measurement.

3.8 oz

4 oz

3.5 oz

3.75 oz

Question

Aaron used 3.25 oz of peanut butter and 0.5 oz of marshmallow cream for a fruit dip. How many ounces did he use in total? Round your answer to match the less precise measurement.

3.8 oz
	
4 oz
	
3.5 oz
	
3.75 oz

MrMudd183 · Answer

Which one do you think we can eliminate?

jowhite · Answer

I don't know yet

MrMudd183 · Answer

I think we can eliminate B, since you're adding the units together and it'll only add the decimal places....but it will only add the tenths place

jowhite · Answer

OK

MrMudd183 · Answer

What do you think the answer is after the knowledge given?

MrMudd183 · Answer

I'm believing it's D

Because you're only adding the tenths place together, and 5+2=7
All you would have to do now is bring down the 3 in the ones place and the 5 in the hundredths place then you have your answer

DustinSettle · Answer

Try adding 3.25 +0.5 which equals 3.75

Vocaloid · Answer

Keep in mind it is asking to round to the least precise measurement

Between 3.25 and 0.5, 0.5 is less precise (fewer decimal places)

So you should add 3.25 + 0.5 ***and*** round to 1 decimal place.

DustinSettle · Answer

Your answer is 3.75

Vocaloid · Answer

Like I just mentioned, it is asking to round to the least precise measurement, so you cannot just stop at 3.75. You must also round.

MrMudd183 · Answer

@dustinsettle wrote:

Your answer is 3.75

Actually, it'll be 3.8 As Voca is saying, you need to round up The 5 within the hundreths place will make the 7 in the tenths place become an 8

DustinSettle · Answer

k

jowhite · Answer

thx