Question

=A pail holds 5 1/2 gallons of water how much is it in cups? Why your answer as a whole number or mixed number in simplest form include the correct unit in your answer

Answer 1

88 cups

SOLUTION

Problem Statement

We are asked to convert 5 1/2 gallons of water to number of cups.

Method

- To solve the question, we simply need to know the conversion scale from gallons to cups.

- The conversion scale is given below:

`1gallon\to16\text{cups}`

- Now let us apply this conversion scale to solve the question

Implementation

`\begin{gathered} 1\text{gallon}\to16\text{cups} \\ \therefore5(1)/(2)\text{gallon}\to\frac{5(1)/(2)gallon}{1\text{gallon}}*16\text{cups} \\ \\ \therefore5(1)/(2)\text{gallon}\to5(1)/(2)*16=(11)/(2)*16=88cups \\ \\ \text{Thus, }5(1)/(2)\text{gallon corresponds to 88cups} \end{gathered}`

Final Answer

`5(1)/(2)\text{gallon corresponds to 88cups}`