Question

Maya made fruit punch for a party. She mixed 2 gallons of orange juice, 5 quarts of pineapple juice, 4 pints of cranberry juice, and 6 cups of apple juice. How many quarts did she make in all?

Answer 1

To add different quantities of liquids with different units of measurements, we need to convert them all to the same unit of measurement. In this case, let's convert everything to quarts since that is what we want the final answer to be in.

2 gallons = 8 quarts (since 1 gallon = 4 quarts)

5 quarts of pineapple juice = 5 quarts (no conversion needed)

4 pints of cranberry juice = 8 cups = 2 quarts (since 1 pint = 2 cups and 1 quart = 4 cups)

6 cups of apple juice = 1.5 quarts (since 1 cup = 0.25 quarts)

Now we can add up all the quantities:

2 + 5 + 2 + 1.5 = 10.5

Maya made 10.5 quarts of fruit punch in all