110k views
10 votes
There are 2 gallons for every 8 quarts. If there are 12 quarts, how many gallons are there?

User Nolo
by
3.6k points

2 Answers

10 votes

Final answer:

To convert 12 quarts to gallons, divide by the conversion factor of 4 quarts per gallon, resulting in 3 gallons.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many gallons are in 12 quarts, we need to use the unit equivalence that 1 gallon is equal to 4 quarts. To convert quarts to gallons, we divide the number of quarts by 4.

Step 1: Write down the unit equivalence for reference:

1 gallon = 4 quarts.

Step 2: Divide the number of quarts (12) by the conversion factor (4) to find the number of gallons:

12 quarts ÷ 4 quarts per gallon = 3 gallons.

So, there are 3 gallons in 12 quarts.

User Sagarchalise
by
3.4k points
5 votes

Step-by-step explanation:

To convert from gallons to quarts, multiply the gallon value by the conversion factor. For example, if converting from US fluid gallon to US fluid quart, then multiply the gallon value by 4. For example, to find out how many quarts in a half gallon of water, multiply 4 by 0.5, that makes 2 quarts in a half gallon.

User Enda Farrell
by
3.2k points