Patel squeezed oranges so that his family could have fresh-squeezed juice for breakfast. He squeezed 13 over 15 cups from the first orange, 1 fifth cups from the second orange, 9 over 20 cups from the third orange, 5 over 11 cups from the fourth orange, and 7 over 15 cups from the fifth orange. Patel estimates that he needs 3 cups of orange juice for his family. About how much more orange juice does he need to reach his estimate?
Add the amounts Patel squeezed: 13/15 + 1/5 + 9/20 + 5/11 + 7/15 is about 2.44 cups. Subtract from his 3-cup estimate: 3 − 2.44 ≈ 0.56 cup, which is closest to 1/2 cup, choice A.
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