Question

Jake needs 8 cups of milk to make a chocolate shake for his family. His measuring device measures liquids by the pint. If 1 pint is equal to 2 cups, how many pints should Jake measure?

Answer 1

If you would like to know how many pints should Jake measure, you can calculate this using the following step:

1 pint ... 2 cups
x pints = ? ... 8 cups

1 * 8 = 2 * x
8 = 2 * x       /2
x = 8/2 = 4 pints

The correct result would be 4 pints.

Answer 2

8 cups * 1 pint/2 cups = 4 pints.