Question

Lily drank 2 1/2 cartons of juice in the month of January. In the month of February, she drank twice as many cartons of juice as in January. How many cartons of juice did she drink in February?

Answer 1

Answer:

Lily drank 5 cartons of juice in February.

Explanation:

From the question, we're told that in January, Lily drank 2 1/2 cartons of juice and drank twice of that amount in February, so all we need to do is multiply the amount she drank in January by 2 to get the amount she drank in February.

Solving this, we'll have;

$2\ast(2\frac{1}{2})=2\ast(\frac{5}{2})=5$

Therefore, Lily drank 5 cartons of juice in February.