Question

A school cafeteria uses 10 quarts of milk to make eight bowls of chocolate pudding. How many cups of milk are in each bowl of chocolate pudding?

Answer 1

5 cups of milk.

Explanation:

Given: Cafeteria uses 10 quarts of milk to make eight bowls of chocolate pudding.

First finding number of quarts of milk required to make one bowl of chocolate pudding.

Using unitary method.

We know, 10 quarts of milk require make eight bowls of chocolate pudding.

∴ One bowl of chocolate pudding require
`(10)/(8) \ quarts\ of\ milk`

Remember; one quarts is equal to 4 cups.

Now, converting the quarts to cup of milk require to make each bowl of chocolate pudding.

⇒ Cups of milk require=
`(10)/(8) * 4= 5\ cup`

Hence, Each bowl of chocolate pudding require 5 cups of milk

Answer 2

5 cups of milk are there in each bowl of chocolate pudding.

Explanation:

Given,

The amount of milk is 10 quarts.

The numbers of bowls = 8

Since 1 quart = 4 cups

Therefore 10 quart = 10 × 4 cups

= 40 cups

Since school cafeteria uses 10 quarts of milk to make 8 bowls of chocolate pudding.

⇒ 40 cups of milk is used to make 8 bowls of chocolate pudding.

⇒In 8 bowls , 40 cups of milk are there.

⇒So to get amount of milk in 1 ball ,divide 40 by 8.

`=`
`(40)/(8)`

`= 5`

Therefore 5 cups of milk are in each bowl of chocolate pudding.