Question

Earl needs to fill juice cups for his little brother’s birthday party. There are 25 juice cups each juice cup holds 12 fluid ounces. The juice come in 1 gallon bottles. How many 1 gallon bottles of juice will Earl need to purchase?
A. 1 bottle
B. 2 bottles
C. 3 bottles
D. 4 bottles

Answer 1

1 gallon = 128 fluid ounces

25 cups x 12 ounces = 300 total ounces needed

300 / 128 = 2.34 gallons needed

 he will need to buy C. 3 bottles