Question

Kelly purchased 5 containers of ice cream for a party. Each container holds 8 cups of ice cream. Before the party, her brother ate 2 cups of ice cream. If one serving of ice cream is 23 of a cup, how many servings of ice cream will be left for the party?

Answer 1

Given:

Kelly purchased 5 containers of ice cream for a party.

Each container holds 8 cups of ice cream.

Her brother ate 2 cups of ice cream.

One serving of ice cream = 2/3 of a cup.

To find:

Number of servings of ice cream will be left for the party?

Solution:

We have,

1 container = 8 cups of ice cream

5 containers = 5×8 = 40 cups of ice cream

Her brother ate 2 cups of ice cream. So, remaining cups of ice cream is

$40-2=38$ cups

Now,

$\dfrac{2}{3}$ of a cup = 1 serving

1 cup = $\dfrac{3}{2}$ serving

38 cup = $38\times \dfrac{3}{2}$ serving

            = $19\times 3$ serving

            = 57 serving

Therefore, 57 servings of ice cream will be left for the party.