Question

Solve this problem.

How many cups of punch will these ingredients make when mixed together?

Banana Punch
6 c. water
4 c. sugar
4 c. bananas (mashed)
1/4 c. lemon juice
46 fl. oz. pineapple juice
6 fl. oz. orange juice
4 qt. ginger ale

Answer 1

This impossible to know because 6 cups of water and 64 cups of sugar do not make 102 cups of sugar water.

Answer 2

Nonetheless, I understand what the problem wants. It wants you to add all those volumes, so that's what you must do.

Answer 3

Since the problem wants the answer in cups, any measure that is not given in cups must be converted to cups. Once you have all measures in cups, you just add them all up.

Answer 4

The red amounts below are already in cups. The others need to be converted.
Banana Punch
\(\color{red}{6 ~c.}\) water
\(\color{red}{4 ~c.}\) sugar
\(\color{red}{4 ~c.} \) bananas (mashed)
\(\color{red}{1/4 ~c.}\) lemon juice
46 fl. oz. pineapple juice
6 fl. oz. orange juice
4 qt. ginger ale