Question

You are in charge of drinks for a community barbecue. You need to supply at least 120 cups of beverage to provide enough for the projected number of people that will attend. So far, you have received the following donations:
Enough mix to make 4 gallons of lemonade
6 bottles of fruit juice that each contain 64 fl. oz.
How many cups of beverage do you have?

Answer 1

Answer:

You have 112 cups of beverage

Step-by-step explanation:

* Lets explain how to solve the problem

- You need to supply at least 120 cups of beverage to provide enough

 for the projected number of people that will attend

- Assume that a cup can fill by 8 fl. oz. (American standard)

- You have received the following donations

- Enough mix to make 4 gallons of lemonade

∴ You have 4 gallons of lemonade

∵ 1 gallon = 128 oz.

∴ 8 gallons = 4 × 128 = 512 oz.

∴ You have 512 oz. of lemonade

∵ You can fill one cup by 8 oz.

∴ The number of cups of lemonade = 512 ÷ 8 = 64 cups

- 6 bottles of fruit juice that each contain 64 fl. oz

∵ 6 × 64 = 384

∴ You have 384 oz. of fruit juice

∵ You can fill one cup by 8 oz.

∴ The number of cups of fruit juice = 384 ÷ 8 = 48 cups

- Now add the number of lemonade cups to the number of fruit

 juice cups

∵ There are 64 of lemonade cups

∵ There are 48 fruit juice cups

∴ The total number of cups = 64 + 48 = 112 cups

* You have 112 cups of beverage