Question

4. Chef finds that the children at Kennedy Elementary school drink 6 fl. oz. of milk with breakfast and 12 fl. oz. of milk for lunch. There are 212 students in grades 1 through 3 that eat the school lunch daily. 48 students come to breakfast. The kindergarten class has 8 fl. oz. of milk for snack time and they do not have breakfast or lunch. There are 38 kindergarten students. How many gallons of milk does Chef need daily? ​

Answer 1

24.5 gallons of milk

Explanation:

To calculate the total amount of milk needed daily, we need to find the total amount of milk consumed by all the students and convert it into gallons.

For grades 1 through 3, the total amount of milk consumed daily at lunch is:

12 fl. oz. x 212 students = 2,544 fl. oz.

For breakfast:

6 fl. oz. x 48 students = 288 fl. oz.

For kindergarten snack time:

8 fl. oz. x 38 students = 304 fl. oz.

Adding up all these amounts gives us the total amount of milk consumed daily:

2,544 fl. oz. + 288 fl. oz. + 304 fl. oz. = 3,136 fl. oz.

To convert this to gallons, we need to divide by 128 (the number of fluid ounces in a gallon):

3,136 fl. oz. ÷ 128 = 24.5 gallons (rounded to the nearest tenth)

Therefore, Chef needs approximately 24.5 gallons of milk daily to serve all the students.