Question

Ms. Monet gave 2(1)/(2) cups of red paint to each of her 20 students. How many quarts of red paint did she give out? Show your work. ( 1 quart )=(4 cups )

Answer 1

Ms. Monet gave out a total of 12.5 quarts of red paint to her 20 students by supplying each student with 2(1/2) cups of paint.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many quarts of red paint Ms. Monet gave out, we need to calculate the total amount of paint in cups and then convert it to quarts.

First, we multiply the amount of paint each student receives by the number of students:

2(1/2) cups/student × 20 students = 50 cups.

Since 1 quart is equivalent to 4 cups, we set up a proportion to convert cups to quarts:

4 cups/1 quart = 50 cups/x quarts

To solve for x, we cross-multiply and divide:

(1)x = (50/4) quarts

x = 12.5 quarts.

Therefore, Ms. Monet gave out 12.5 quarts of red paint in total.