Question

Lorraine prepared a 2.5-gallon pot filled with tomatoes to be canned in jars. Each jar will hold 1.25 quarts of tomatoes. If 1 gallon equals 4 quarts, how many jars can Lorraine fill?

4 jars
5 jars
10 jars

Answer 1

8

Explanation:

convert the 2.5 gallons of tomatoes to quarts. Since 1 gallon is equal to 4 quarts, 2.5 gallons is equal to 2.5 x 4 = 10 quarts.

Then divide the number of quarts by the number of quarts per jar: 10 quarts / 1.25 quarts/jar = 8 jars.

Answer 2

Answer: I'm pretty sure there was suppose to be a 4th option that is not included here, none of these are correct, Lorraine can fill 8 jars.

Step-by-step explanation: First, we need to convert the 2.5 gallons of tomatoes to quarts. Since 1 gallon is equal to 4 quarts, 2.5 gallons is equal to 2.5 x 4 = 10 quarts.

Then we divide the number of quarts by the number of quarts per jar: 10 quarts / 1.25 quarts/jar = 8 jars.

⚠️Please verify inthe comments if there was indeed a 4th option⚠️