Question

The table shows the ingredients needed to make one batch of homemade slime. Give Liquid Starch 4 4 Dodi has 2 cups of liquid starch and will use the entire amount. She plans to store the slime in containers that each hold a maximum of 6 fluid ounces. How many containers will she need? Write an argument to defend your solution. (Hint 2 cups = 16 fluid ounces)​

Answer 1

To store the slime made using 2 cups of liquid starch, Dodi will need 3 containers since each can only hold 6 fluid ounces and 2 cups are equivalent to 16 fluid ounces.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question involves using basic conversion of units and multiplication to determine the number of containers needed for storing slime. Dodi plans to use 2 cups of liquid starch, which is equivalent to 16 fluid ounces. Since each container holds 6 fluid ounces, we can calculate the number of containers Dodi needs by dividing the total number of ounces by the capacity of one container.

Total containers needed = Total fluid ounces ÷ Ounces per container
= 16 fluid ounces ÷ 6 fluid ounces per container
= 2.666... containers

Since Dodi cannot use a fraction of a container, she will need 3 containers to store the slime, with one of them not being completely full. This demonstrates the practical application of measurement conversion and division in solving real-world problems.