There were 2 4/5 quarts of milk in container a and some milk in container b. lisa poured 1 2/5 quarts of milk each into container a and container b. in the end, the total volume of the milk in the two containers was 10 quarts. how many quarts of milk were in container b at first? give your answer as a decimal.

There were 4.4 quarts in Container B at first.

Step-by-step explanation:

Add all given numbers together.

2 4/5 + 1 2//5+ 1 2/5 = 5 3/5

Then subtract that from the end total: 10

10 or 9 5/5 - 5 3/5 = 4 2/5

Finally convert your result into a decimal : 4.4

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