Question

I have a one-half gallon container of lemonade and want to divide it into one cup servings. A cup is one sixteenth of a gallon. How many cups would I need?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 10

Answer 1

I think its 10

Answer 2

If a cup is 1/16 of a gallon, how many cups are in 1 gallon?

Answer 3

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Answer 4

thank you & 6?

Answer 5

1 cup = 1/16 gallon
2 cups = 2/16 gallon
3 cups = 3/16 gallon
etc.

Answer 6

How much of a gallon would 6 cups be?

Answer 7

6/16

Answer 8

Yes!

Answer 9

So how many cups would a full gallon be (16/16)?

Answer 10

6

Answer 11

6 would be 6/16, we need 16/16 :)

Answer 12

im confused

Answer 13

To make a full gallon, we would need 16 cups of lemonade

Answer 14

But we have half a gallon of lemonade, so how many cups would be in HALF a gallon

Answer 15

10?

Answer 16

What is half of 16?

Answer 17

8

Answer 18

Yes!

Answer 19

So one-half of a gallon is 8 cups

Answer 20

thank you

Answer 21

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