Melissa and Emily are playing at the pool. They have three different measuring jars for liters, cups, and pints. Melissa poured 7 cups of water and 3 liters of water into the pint jar and it was filled up to 9.8 pints. Later, Emily started with 5 liters of water in the pint jar and took out 9 cups. The remaining water level was equal to 6 pints.

Model the given situation as a system of linear equations and solve it for liters. Based on your solution, what do you notice about the relationship between pints and cups, and pints and liters?

Question

Melissa and Emily are playing at the pool. They have three different measuring jars for liters, cups, and pints. Melissa poured 7 cups of water and 3 liters of water into the pint jar and it was filled up to 9.8 pints. Later, Emily started with 5 liters of water in the pint jar and took out 9 cups. The remaining water level was equal to 6 pints.

Model the given situation as a system of linear equations and solve it for liters. Based on your solution, what do you notice about the relationship between pints and cups, and pints and liters?