Question

2. You have a fruit punch recipe that calls for 1 pint of juice per person. You want to make enough for 121people. The expressionp can be used to convert pints to gallons.8a) What is the expression used to calculate? gallonsb) What does the variable p represent? pintsc) Use the expression to determine how many gallons of juice you will need for 12 people.Show your work here:

Answer 1

Given:

`(1)/(8)p`

The expression can be used to convert pints to gallons.

Where:

1 pint of juice = 1 person

Given that you want to make enough for 12 people, lets' answer the following.

(a) What is the expression used to calculate?

The given expression is used to calculate the number of gallons. This is because it converts pints to gallons.

Therefore, the expression is used to calculate the number of gallons.

(b) What does the variable p represent.

The variable, p, represents the amount of pints used.

Therefore, the variable p represents pints.

(c) Use the expression to determine how many gallons of juice you will need for 12 people.

Where:

1 person = 1p

12 people = 12p

Now, substitute 12 for p and evaluate:

`\begin{gathered} (1)/(8)p \\ \\ =(1)/(8)\ast12 \\ \\ =(12)/(8) \\ \\ =1.5 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, you will need to make 1.5 gallons of juice for 12 people.

ANSWERS:

• (a) gallons

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• (b) pints

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• (c) 1.5 gallons