Question

If 8 pints are equivalent to 1 gallon. How many pints are equivalent to 1 and 1 half gallons?

Answer 1

Since 8 pints are equivalent to 1 gallon, then

Pints : Gallon

8 : 1

x : 1 1/2

We will use cross multiplication to find x

`\begin{gathered} x*1=8*1(1)/(2) \\ x=12 \end{gathered}`

Since x represents the number of paints, then

There are 12 pints in one and a half gallons