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Metric conversions word problems

A birdbath holds 6.2 liters6.2 \text{ liters} of water. A rainy day adds an additional 215 milliliters215 \text{ milliliters} of water to the birdbath.
How many total milliliters of water are in the birdbath after it rained?
11 liter = = 10001000 milliliters
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi12\ \text{pi} or 2/3 pi2/3\ \text{pi}
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