Question

Kelly purchased 5 containers of ice cream for a party. Each container holds 8 cups of ice cream. Before the party, her brother ate 2 cups of ice cream. If one serving of ice cream is 23 of a cup, how many servings of ice cream will be left for the party?

Answer 1

Given:

Kelly purchased 5 containers of ice cream for a party.

Each container holds 8 cups of ice cream.

Her brother ate 2 cups of ice cream.

One serving of ice cream = 2/3 of a cup.

To find:

Number of servings of ice cream will be left for the party?

Solution:

We have,

1 container = 8 cups of ice cream

5 containers = 5×8 = 40 cups of ice cream

Her brother ate 2 cups of ice cream. So, remaining cups of ice cream is

`40-2=38` cups

Now,

`(2)/(3)` of a cup = 1 serving

1 cup =
`(3)/(2)` serving

38 cup =
`38* (3)/(2)` serving

=
`19* 3` serving

= 57 serving

Therefore, 57 servings of ice cream will be left for the party.