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Interpret line plots with fraction addition and subtraction

Problem

During science class, groups of students measure out different volumes of vinegar. The line plot below shows the amount of vinegar used by 12 groups, rounded to the nearest 12 mL. Each point represents one group.
A line plot labeled 4 to 8 with tick marks every one-half unit labeled with a tick mark and number. Above tick mark four and one-half there is a column of two dots. Above tick mark 5 there is a column of three dots. Above tick mark six and one-half there is a column of two dots. Above tick mark 7, there is a column of two dots. Above tick mark seven and one-half, there is a column of three dots.
What is the total amount of vinegar, in milliliters, used by the 3 groups that used the most?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
 mL
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