Question

Paula will make fruit punch for a party she will mix 1 1/2 gallons of orange juice with 5/8 of a gallon of pineapple juice how many 1/8 gallon servings will Paula have

Answer 1

17

Explanation:

5/8 - 5

1 1/2 - 12

Answer 2

First let's find the total number of gallons of the fruit punch. To do so, we just need to sum the gallons of orange juice (1 1/2) ith the gallons of pineapple juice (5/8):

`1(1)/(2)+(5)/(8)=(3)/(2)+(5)/(8)=(12)/(8)+(5)/(8)=(17)/(8)`

Now, in order to find how many 1/8 servings can be made, we need to divide the total number of gallons of the fruit punch by the number of gallons of a serving:

`((17)/(8))/((1)/(8))=(17)/(8)\cdot(8)/(1)=17`

So Paula can have 17 servings.