Question

The students in Ms. Deans chemistry class are exploring chemistry by creating milk art with food coloring, milk, and dish soap. Ms. Dean plans to give each of her 28 students 0.5 cups of milk. How many pints of milk does Ms. Dean need

Answer 1

There are 2 cups in a pint. Therefore, to convert 0.5 cups to pints, we need to divide by 2:

0.5 cups ÷ 2 = 0.25 pints

Ms. Dean needs 0.25 pints of milk for each of her 28 students:

0.25 pints/student × 28 students = 7 pints

Therefore, Ms. Dean needs 7 pints of milk for her class.