SOLUTION: An employee at The Child Care Center is preparing infant formula. There are 11 infants in the center and each infant drinks 8 ounces (oz) of formula five times per day. How many ou

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Question 878447: An employee at The Child Care Center is preparing infant formula. There are 11 infants in the center and each infant drinks 8 ounces (oz) of formula five times per day. How many ounces of formula must she prepare per day?
Found 2 solutions by JulietG, josgarithmetic:
Answer by JulietG(1812) About Me  (Show Source):
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Have you ever tasted formula? Blecch!
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Each baby drinks 8 ounces 5 times a day, or 8*5, 40 ounces.
If there are 11 babies, then she would need 40 ounces * 11 babies, or 440 ounces.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
11%2Ainfants%2A8%2A%28oz%2Finfant%29%2A5=11%2A8%2A5%2Aoz of formula for 1 day

440 ounces of formula per day, using five feedings per day.