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At a picnic, there is a 5-gallon drink

dispenser filled with juice. Juice is served
in cups that each hold 8 fluid Ounces when
they are full. What is the greatest number
of cups that can be served?

At a picnic, there is a 5-gallon drink dispenser filled with juice. Juice is served-example-1
User Eli Bixby
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5 gallons is equal to 640 fluid ounces so if you divide 640 by the 8 fluid ounces that the cup can hold full this would give you 80 therefore you could fill 80 cups
User Fernando Pinheiro
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Answer:

80 cups

Explanation:

There are 640 ounces in 5 gallons so,

640 divided by 8 equals 80, therefore,

The greatest number of cups that can be served are 80

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