Question

To make lemonade, you used one quart of water, one pint of lemon juice, and 9 ounces of your secret ingredient: honey. How much lemonade did you make? in pints, cups, and ounces

Answer 1

To solve this problem you must follow the proccedure shown below:

1. Amount of lemonade in pints:

1 quart of water=2 pints
1 pint of lemon
(9 ounces of honey)(0.0625 pints/1 ounce)=0.56 pints

Total in pints=2 pints+1 pint+0.56 pints
Total in pints=3.56 pints

2. Amount of lemonade in cups:

Total in cups=(3.56 pints)(2 cups/1 pint)
Total in cups=7.12 cups

3. Amount of lemonade in ounces:

Total in ounces=(7.12 cups)(8 ounces/1 cup)
Total in ounces=56.96 ounces