Question

=A pail holds 5 1/2 gallons of water how much is it in cups? Why your answer as a whole number or mixed number in simplest form include the correct unit in your answer

Answer 1

Answer

88 cups

SOLUTION

Problem Statement

We are asked to convert 5 1/2 gallons of water to number of cups.

Method

- To solve the question, we simply need to know the conversion scale from gallons to cups.

- The conversion scale is given below:

$1gallon\to16\text{cups}$

- Now let us apply this conversion scale to solve the question

Implementation

$\begin{gathered} 1\text{gallon}\to16\text{cups} \\ \therefore5\frac{1}{2}\text{gallon}\to\frac{5\frac{1}{2}gallon}{1\text{gallon}}\times16\text{cups} \\ \\ \therefore5\frac{1}{2}\text{gallon}\to5\frac{1}{2}\times16=\frac{11}{2}\times16=88cups \\ \\ \text{Thus, }5\frac{1}{2}\text{gallon corresponds to 88cups} \end{gathered}$

Final Answer

$5\frac{1}{2}\text{gallon corresponds to 88cups}$