Question

sal is mixing plant food for his garden the plant food requires 5 and 1/2 gallons of water but sal's measuring container has marks for only pints how many pints of water should he use

Answer 1

Given:

the plant food requires 5 and 1/2 gallons of water

The measuring container has marks for only pints

So, we need to convert from gallon to pints

1 gallon = 8 pints

So, 5 1/2 gallons =

`5(1)/(2)\cdot8=(11)/(2)\cdot8=44\text{ pints}`

so, She will use 44 pints of water.