Samantha made 9800 mL of fruit punch for a party, and she served the fruit punch divided equally in 5 pitchers. Her guests drank 2 pitchers of fruit punch.
How many liters of fruit punch did Samantha have left over?
9800 / 5 = 1960 ml in each pitcher
3 * 1960 = 5880 ml = 5.88 liters
To find out how many liters of fruit punch Samantha had left over, we need to calculate the total amount of fruit punch she made and subtract the amount that was consumed.
1. First, we need to convert the volume of fruit punch from milliliters (mL) to liters (L). Since there are 1000 mL in a liter, we divide the volume in milliliters by 1000.
9800 mL ÷ 1000 = 9.8 L
2. Next, we need to determine how much fruit punch was consumed. As mentioned in the question, the guests drank 2 pitchers of fruit punch. Since the fruit punch was divided equally into 5 pitchers, each pitcher contained 1/5 of the total volume.
2 pitchers ÷ 5 pitchers = 0.4 (or 2/5) of the total volume
3. Finally, we subtract the amount consumed from the total amount to find the leftover fruit punch.
9.8 L - 0.4 * 9.8 L = 9.8 L - 3.92 L = 5.88 L
Therefore, Samantha had 5.88 liters of fruit punch left over.