Question

Some volunteers set up a table with cups of water for marathoners to grab as they run by. They start the day with 6 gallons of water. How many gallons do they have left after passing out 40 cups

Answer 1

there would be 3.5 gallons of water left

Explanation:

6 gallons = 96 cups

subtract 40 cups from 96 cups

you get 56 cups left or in this case 3.5 gallons left

Answer 2

Answer:3 1/2 gallons

Step-by-step explanation: OK so this is kinda a play on words. When they mean cups they might mean actual cups but they are also most likely the measurement cups. If you know how to convert cups into gallons you would know that it is 16 cups in a gallon so if you divide 16 into 40 you would get 2 with 8 left over. So knowing this it would be 2 and a half gallons passed out. 2 and a half minus 6 equals 3 1/2.