Question

Donyell is choosing between two water bottles to take to practice. The red bottle holds 1 pint of water. The blue bottle holds 2 cups 4 fluid ounces of water. Which water bottle holds more? Explain.

Answer 1

The blue bottle because

The blue bottle can hold 2 cups+4 fluid ounces= 1.25 pints, while the red bottle can only hold 1 pint.

Answer 2

The blue bottle has more water because one pint is equivalent to two cups. If you add the extra 4 fluid ounces, the red bottle will clearly have more total ounces.