Question

Andres knows the proportions for pints per gallon and cups per pint. How could Andres use the proportions to find the number of gallons per cup?

Answer 1

Divide pints per cup by pints per gallon

Answer 2

The proportions for pints per gallon and cups per pint is known to Andrew.

These proportions can be used by Andrew to convert gallons to cups.

Andrew will first convert gallons to pint this can be done by multiplying the number of gallons he needs to convert to the conversion unit.(1 gallon =7.57082 pints) THen he will convert pint to cups by multiplying the number of pints by the conversion unit.(1pint = 2.1 cup).