Question

Molly is filling a pitcher that holds 2 gallons of water. She is filling the pitcher with a 1-cup measuring cup. How many times will she have to fill the cup 1-cup measuring cup to fill the pitcher

Answer 1

2 cups in a pint
2 pints to a quart (therefore 4 cups to a quart)
4 quarts to a gallon (therefore 16 cups to a gallon)
And finally 2 gallons to 2 gallons (therefore 32 cups to 2 gallons)

32 times

Answer 2

32 times

Explanation:

Molly is filling a pitcher that holds 2 gallons of water.

1 gallon = 16 cups

So, 2 gallons =
`16* 2=32 cups`

So, it requires 32 cups to fill the pitcher.

Since we are given that She is filling the pitcher with a 1-cup measuring cup.

So, no. of times she will have to fill the cup 1-cup measuring cup to fill the pitcher =
`(32)/(1)=32`

Hence she will need to fill cup 1-cup measuring cup 32 times to fill the pitcher.