Question

A 3-gallon bottle of vinegar costs $26.40. What is the price per cup?

Answer 1

Hi!

The price per cup is $0.55 or 55 cents.
Since there are 16 cups in 1 gallon, we would need to find out how many cups are in 3 gallons by multiplying 16 by 3.
$16 \times 3 = 48$
Now we know that there are 48 cups in 3 gallons. Since we have found the number of cups in 3 gallons, we can now divide the price by 48 to find out the price per cup:
$26.40 \div 48 = 0.55$
After dividing the price by the number of cups, we have now found out the price per cup, which is: $0.55 or in other words, 55 cents.

Hope this helps! Good luck!