Question

A chocolate maker melts three blocks of chocolate weighing 5.4 ounces, 6.1 ounces, and 5.7 ounces. if each truffle takes 0.4 ounces of chocolate, how many truffles can be make?

41
42
43
44

Answer 1

To find out how many truffles can be made, we first need to find the total weight of the chocolate melted.

1. **Calculate the total weight of chocolate:**
\[
\text{Total weight} = 5.4 \, \text{ounces} + 6.1 \, \text{ounces} + 5.7 \, \text{ounces}
\]
\[
= 5.4 + 6.1 + 5.7 = 17.2 \, \text{ounces}
\]

2. **Determine how many truffles can be made:**
Each truffle requires 0.4 ounces of chocolate. To find the number of truffles, we divide the total weight of chocolate by the weight needed for one truffle:
\[
\text{Number of truffles} = \frac{17.2 \, \text{ounces}}{0.4 \, \text{ounces/truffle}}
\]
\[
= 43
\]

Therefore, the chocolate maker can make **43 truffles**.

The correct answer is **43**.