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?
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
Solution
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.