Question

Is 5 cups greater than 40 fluid ounces?

Answer 1

There is 8 fluid oz in a cup. To figure out how many fluid oz are in 5 cups we multiply 5 by 8. $5*8=40$ . Therefore, there are 40 fluid oz in 5 cups. 

Therefore, 5 cups is the same as 40 fluid oz, not greather than it.