A chocolate maker melts three blocks of chocolate weighing 5.4 ounces, 6.1 ounces, and 5.7 ounces. If each truffle takes 0.4 ounces of chocolate, how many truffles can he make?
(1 point)
Responses
41
41
42
42
43
43
44
44
The total weight of the three blocks of chocolate is 5.4 + 6.1 + 5.7 = <<5.4+6.1+5.7=17.2>>17.2 ounces.
Therefore, the chocolate maker can make 17.2 / 0.4 = <<17.2/0.4=43>>43 truffles. Answer: \boxed{43}.