A cup holds 1 5/8 gallons of water. How many quarts does it hold ?
How many quarts are in a gallon? Divide 1 5/8 by that number.
I've never seen a cup that holds over a gallon and a half. Think about a gallon of milk.
One gallon holds four quarts. 1 5/8 gallons holds
(13/8) * 4 = 52/8 = 6 1/2 quarts in 1 5/8 gallon
It was a very large cup, I guess. A cup is 8 oz.
To find out how many quarts a cup holds, we need to convert gallons to quarts.
1 gallon is equal to 4 quarts.
First, let's convert the given quantity of 1 5/8 gallons to a mixed fraction. To do this, we multiply the whole number (1) by the denominator (8) and then add the numerator (5):
1 * 8 + 5 = 13/8 gallons.
Now, let's convert 13/8 gallons to quarts. To do this, we multiply the fraction by the conversion factor 4 quarts/1 gallon.
(13/8) * (4 quarts/1 gallon) = 52/8 quarts.
To simplify 52/8, we divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which is 4.
52/8 = 13/2 = 6 1/2 quarts.
Therefore, a cup holds 6 1/2 quarts of water.