Question

Show your work. The flowers are supposed to get 1.5 cups of water per plant. You have a 3 quart water pail. How many flowers can you water before having to go back to fill up your pail?

Answer 1

8

Explanation:

# of flowers | # of Cups

1 = 1.5

2 = 3

3 = 4.5

4 = 6

5 = 7.5

6 = 9

7 = 10.5

8 = 12

9 = 13.5

10 = 15

Answer 2

First, determine how many cups are in a quart, then multiply that by the number of quarts in the water pail. Divide the answer by cups of water per plant, and that is how many flowers you can water.

Explanation: