1 cup = 1/2 pint, so where it says 4 cups we'll just read 2 pints.
1. In one show we serve 30 × 2 pints of small and 42 × 6 pints of regular.
Total = 30 × 2 + 42 × 6 = 60 + 252 = 312 pints
Answer: 312 pints
2. 8 pints per gallon, 2 gallons per container makes 16 pints per container.
312 pints / 16 pints per container = 19.5 containers
We round up since we need a whole number of containers.
Answer: 20 containers
We can't really see question 3.