Directions: Use the information in the charts to answer the questions. Show your
work and include equations to show how you solved each problem. Refer to the unit
glossary terms to remind yourself of the measurement conversions.
Beverages
at the Store
2 pints of
milk
2 quarts of
orange juice
16 cups of
chocolate
milk
32 ounces of
lemonade
1. Julius is buying beverages for brunch. He needs to buy a total of 5
gallons of beverages. He decides to buy two containers of each
beverage. How many gallons of beverages did he buy?
First, we need to convert the amounts given in the chart to gallons:
- 2 pints of milk = 1 gallon of milk (since 2 pints = 1 quart and 4 quarts = 1 gallon)
- 2 quarts of orange juice = 0.5 gallons of orange juice (since 2 quarts = 0.5 gallons)
- 16 cups of chocolate milk = 1 gallon of chocolate milk (since 16 cups = 4 quarts = 1 gallon)
- 32 ounces of lemonade = 0.25 gallons of lemonade (since 32 ounces = 1 quart and 4 quarts = 1 gallon)
Now we can add up the amounts Julius bought:
- 2 containers of milk = 2 gallons of milk
- 2 containers of orange juice = 1 gallon of orange juice
- 2 containers of chocolate milk = 2 gallons of chocolate milk
- 2 containers of lemonade = 0.5 gallons of lemonade
Total: 2 + 1 + 2 + 0.5 = 5.5 gallons of beverages
So Julius bought 5.5 gallons of beverages.