Question

What part of a gallon is 2 qt. 1 pt.?

Answer 1

This questions means what is the fraction of 2 quarts 1 pint to gallon.

This means we will convert 2 quarts to pint, then add to 1 pint, then covert the total pint to gallon.

1 quart = 2 pint.

So 2 quarts = 4 pint

Therefore 2 quarts 1 pint = 5 pints.

Also 1 gallon = 8 pints . This means

`1\text{ pint =}(1)/(8)\text{ gallons}`

Therefore 5 pints becomes

`(5)/(8)\text{ gallons }`

So the answer is

`(5)/(8)`

Option D