Thomas is making punch for a party. He mixes two 32 ounce bottles of ginger ale with 3 16 ounce bottles of fruit punch. He wants to pour the punch into 8 ounce cups. How many cups can Thomas fill?
(2*32 + 3*16)/8 = ?
Sadly, much punch will be spilled if he fills each cup right to the top ...
To find out how many cups Thomas can fill, we need to calculate the total volume of the punch and then divide it by the volume of each cup.
First, let's calculate the total volume of ginger ale and fruit punch:
- Two 32 ounce bottles of ginger ale: 2 * 32 = 64 ounces
- Three 16 ounce bottles of fruit punch: 3 * 16 = 48 ounces
Next, let's sum up the volumes of ginger ale and fruit punch:
64 ounces (ginger ale) + 48 ounces (fruit punch) = 112 ounces
Now, divide the total volume (112 ounces) by the volume of each cup (8 ounces) to find out how many cups Thomas can fill:
112 ounces / 8 ounces = 14 cups
Therefore, Thomas can fill 14 cups with the punch.