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**Units of Capacity**

| Customary System Units | Metric System Units |
|------------------------|---------------------|
| 1 gallon | 3.79 liters |
| 1 quart | 0.95 liters |
| 1 cup | 0.237 liters |

How many deciliters are equivalent to 5 cups?

A. 2.1097 deciliters
B. 11.85 deciliters
C. 118.5 deciliters
D. 210.97 deciliters

Answer :

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Answer:

11.85 deciliters

Step-by-step explanation:

Your table tells you 1 cup is 0.237 liters. Then 5 cups is ...

(5 cups)(0.237 L/cup) = 1.185 L = 11.85 dL

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"deci-" is the SI prefix for 1/10. 1.1 liters is 11 tenths of a liter.

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