A clear liquid dinner includes 4 tablespoons of apple juice, 8 ounces of beef broth, 4 ounces of orange gelatin, and half a pint of tea. What is the total intake in milliliters?

A clear liquid dinner includes 4 tablespoons of apple juice, 8 ounces of beef broth, 4 ounces of orange gelatin, and half a pint of tea. What is the total intake in milliliters?

• A. 520 mL
• B. 670 mL
• C. 720 mL
• D. 900 mL

Answer: (B)

Convert every item to a single unit and then add. The key is turning all volumes into milliliters. Use 1 tablespoon = 15 mL, and 1 fluid ounce = 30 mL. For the half-pint, this context treats 1 pint as 500 mL, so half a pint is 250 mL. Compute each part: apple juice = 4 × 15 = 60 mL; beef broth = 8 × 30 = 240 mL; orange gelatin = 4 × 30 = 120 mL; tea = half a pint = 250 mL. Add them: 60 + 240 + 120 + 250 = 670 mL. So the total intake is 670 mL.

Convert every item to a single unit and then add. The key is turning all volumes into milliliters.

Use 1 tablespoon = 15 mL, and 1 fluid ounce = 30 mL. For the half-pint, this context treats 1 pint as 500 mL, so half a pint is 250 mL.

Compute each part: apple juice = 4 × 15 = 60 mL; beef broth = 8 × 30 = 240 mL; orange gelatin = 4 × 30 = 120 mL; tea = half a pint = 250 mL. Add them: 60 + 240 + 120 + 250 = 670 mL.

So the total intake is 670 mL.