Question

Sadie is making punch for her soccer team picnic. She uses 8 quarts of lemon lime soda, 4 pints of vanilla ice cream and 8 cups of orange juice. How many gallons of punch will she have.

Answer 1

`3\text{ gallons}`

Explanation:

GIVEN: Sadie is making punch for her soccer team picnic. She uses
`8` quarts of lemon lime soda,
`4` pints of vanilla ice cream and
`8` cups of orange juice.

TO FIND: How many gallons of punch will she have.

SOLUTION:

Amount of lemon lime soda punch
`=8\text{ quarts}`

Amount of vanilla ice cream punch
`=4\text{ pints}`

Amount of orange juice punch
`=8\text{ cups}`

Now,

`1\text{ gallon}=4\text{ quarts}`

total lemon lime soda punch
`=2\text{ gallon}`

`1\text{ gallon}=8\text{ pint}`

total vanilla ice cream punch
`=0.5 \text{gallon}`

`1\text{ gallon}=15.77\text{ cups}`

total orange juice punch
`=0.51\text{ gallon}`

Hence total gallon of punch
`=2+0.5+0.51`

`\approx3\text{ gallon}`

Hence sadie has total
`3\text{ gallons}` of punches