Question

A recipe uses 5 cups of milk to make 10 servings. If the same amount of milk is used for each serving, how many servings can be made from three quarts? \text{1 gallon}= 1 gallon= \,\,\text{4 quarts} 4 quarts \text{1 quart}= 1 quart= \,\,\text{2 pints} 2 pints \text{1 pint}= 1 pint= \,\,\text{2 cups} 2 cups \text{1 cup}= 1 cup= \,\,\text{8 fluid ounces} 8 fluid ounces Before you try that problem, answer the question below. How many cups will you need to find the number of servings for?

Answer 1

24 servings

Explanation:

A recipe uses 5 cups of milk to make 10 servings.

We have to carry out some conversions

We have to convert 5 cups to quarts

1 quart = 2 pints

1 pint = 2 cups

Hence, 2 pints = 4 cups

1 quart = 2 cups

1 cup =0.25 quart

5 cups = x quarts

x = 5 × 0.25

x = 1.25 quarts

Hence

1.25 quarts = 10 servings

3 quarts = x

x = 3 × 10/1.25

x = 24 servings