Questions: A family member cooked three batches of homemade soup, yielding 1.42, 3.81, and 4.08 gallons respectively. How many gallons of soup did they make in total?

A family member cooked three batches of homemade soup, yielding 1.42, 3.81, and 4.08 gallons respectively. How many gallons of soup did they make in total?
Transcript text: A family member cooked three batches of homemade soup, yielding $1.42,3.81$, and 4.08 gallons respectively. How many gallons of soup did they make in total? Select one of four 8.95 gallons 10.21 gallons 7.52 gallons 9.31 gallons
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Solution Steps

Step 1: Add the first two batches of soup

Add the first two batches of soup: \[ 1.42 + 3.81 = 5.23 \]

Step 2: Add the third batch of soup

Add the third batch of soup to the result from Step 1: \[ 5.23 + 4.08 = 9.31 \]

Final Answer

The total amount of soup made is \\(\boxed{9.31 \text{ gallons}}\\). The correct choice is D.

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