Elan is celebrating his birthday along with eight of his friends. His mom buys 3 quarts of fruit punch and fills each of nine cups with 6 fluids ounces for Eric and his guests. Will Eric ‘s mom have enough punch to pour everyone a second full cup of punch. Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

Eric's mom has a total of 9 cups, with each cup containing 6 fluid ounces of fruit punch.

So, the total amount of fruit punch in 9 cups would be:

9 cups x 6 fluid ounces per cup = 54 fluid ounces of fruit punch

Since 1 quart contains 32 fluid ounces, 3 quarts contain 3 x 32 = 96 fluid ounces of fruit punch.

So, Eric's mom has a total of 96 - 54 = 42 fluid ounces left after filling the cups with 6 fluid ounces of fruit punch each.

Therefore, Eric's mom has enough fruit punch left to pour everyone a second full cup of punch, as each cup requires 6 fluid ounces of punch and there is a remaining 42 fluid ounces of punch, which is sufficient for 7 cups (7 cups x 6 fluid ounces per cup = 42 fluid ounces).