Question

Kenji mixed 5 grams of salt into a pot of soup he was cooking. Before he served the soup, Kenji added 0.5 grams of salt. How much salt did Kenji put into the soup in all?

Answer 1

To find the total amount of salt Kenji put into the soup, we need to add the initial amount of salt he mixed in with the additional amount of salt he added later.

Initial amount of salt: 5 grams
Additional amount of salt: 0.5 grams

Now, adding these two amounts together:

\[
5 \text{ grams} + 0.5 \text{ grams} = 5.5 \text{ grams}
\]

Therefore, Kenji put a total of **5.5 grams** of salt into the soup.