Question

A can contains 24 fluid ounces of fruit juice. How many pints of fruit juice does the can contain?A 12 ptB 3 pt C 1 1/2 ptD 1/3 pt

Answer 1

In order to convert from fluid ounce to pint, we need to know that 16 fluid ounces is equivalent to 1 pint.

Then, to find how many pints is 24 fluid ounces, we can use a rule of three:

`\begin{gathered} 16\text{ fluid ounces}\to1\text{ pint} \\ 24\text{ fluid ounces}\to x\text{ pints} \\ \\ (16)/(24)=(1)/(x) \\ x=(24)/(16)=(3)/(2)=1(1)/(2) \end{gathered}`

So 24 fluid ounces is equivalent to 1 1/2 pints, therefore the correct answer is C.