During the last 8 hours, a hospital patient drank 2 cups of water, 8 ounces of orange juice, and 12 ounces of coffee. He has also received 640 mL of fluid through an IV. Altogether, how many liters of fluid has the patient received during the 8 hours?

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1 cup = 8 fl oz, so the patient drank 3 cups * 8 fl oz/cup = 24 oz of water
 
 24 fl oz water + 8 fl oz juice + 12 fl oz coffee = 44 fl oz total fluid by mouth
 
 Convert total fluid by mouth to milliliters:
 
 1 fl oz = 30 mL
 
 1 fl oz : 30 mL = 44 fl oz : x
 
 1 * x = 30 * 44
 
 x = 1,320 mL
 
 Add the totals by mouth and IV: 1,320 mL + 640 mL = 1,960 mL
 
 Convert to liters by moving the decimal point three places to the left, and remove the trailing zero: 1.96 L

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