Question

Lamonte buys 9 gallons of ice cream for his party. He has 34 guests eats 2 1/2 cups of ice cream, how many pints of ice cream will be left over?

Answer 1

There are 16 cups in a gallon. Convert gallons into cups:

$9 * 16 = 144$

34 guests ate 2 and 1/2 cups of ice cream. To find the total amount of ice cream they ate, multiply the cups eaten by each guest by the amount of guests.

$34 * 2 \frac{1}{2} = 85$

Subtract the total amount the guests ate by the amount of cups provided.

$144 - 85 = 59$

There are 2 cups in a pint. To convert cups into pints, divide the cups by 2.

$59 / 2 = 29 \frac{1}{2}$

There are 29 and a half pints of ice cream left over from the party.