Ice cream is sometimes sold by the 1/2 gallon (which is the same as 2 quarts). Milk is often sold by the pint, the quart, or the gallon. You should check out some examples from the kitchen or the store.
Recall these conversion factors.
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
8 pints = 1 gallon
quarts | gallons
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4 | 1
8 | 2
12 | 3
16 | 4
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A) 31 pints = ?? gallons, ?? quarts, ?? pints
1) Divide: 31 / 8 = 3 r7 (gallons = 3)
2) Divide Remainder; 7 / 2 = 3 r1 (quarts = 3)
3) Remainder is number of pints leftover
ANSWER: 3 gallons, 3 quarts, 1 pint
B) 45 pints = ?? gallons, ?? quarts, ?? pints
1) Divide: 45 / 8 = 5 r5 (gallons = 5)
2) Divide Remainder: 5 / 2 = 2 r1 (quarts = 2)
3) Remainder is number of pints leftover.
ANSWER: 5 gallons, 2 quarts, 1 pints