Question

During a catered lunch, an average of 4 cups of tea are poured per minute. The lunch will last 2 hours. How many gallons of tea should the caterer bring if there are 16 cups in one gallon?

Answer 1

30

Explanation:

4 cups x 60 hours a min x 2 hours of lunch ÷ 16 cups per gallon = 30 gallons

Answer 2

The answer is 30 gallons.

Firstly, convert the hours to minutes so you know how many minutes you're working with. 2*60=120 minutes.

Then, multiply 120 with 4 to get the number of tea (in cups) that is poured. 120*4=480 cups.

Finally, divide 480 cups with 16 cups to find out the number of gallons poured. 480/16 equals 30 gallons.

Hope this helped.