Question

Jessica wants to serve 3/4 of a pint of orange juice to each of her guests. Her juice jar can hold 12 full pints of juice.

How many guests can Jessica serve juice to?

Answer 1

Jessica can serve 15 juice

Answer 2

Jessica can serve orange juice to 16 guests

Explanation:

1. Let's review the information given to us to answer the question correctly:

Jessica's juice jar capacity = 12 pints

Amount of juice Jessica wants to serve to each guest = 3/4 or 0.75 of a pint

2. How many guests can Jessica serve juice to?

Number of guests that can drink orange juice = Jessica's juice jar capacity/Amount of juice Jessica wants to serve to each guest

Replacing with the real values, we have:

Number of guests that can drink orange juice = 12/0.75

Number of guests that can drink orange juice = 16

Jessica can serve orange juice to 16 guests