Question

A bottle holds $2$ pints. A carton holds $3$ cups. What is the total the two containers hold in fluid ounces?

Answer 1

Find the total of the two containers hold in fluid ounces:

• It is given that a bottle holds $2$ pints.
• It is known that $1$ pint is equal to $16$ fluid ounces.

Find the total number of fluid ounces in given pint:

$\begin{array}{rcl}2\mathrm{pint}& =& 16\times 2\\ & =& 32\mathrm{fluid}\mathrm{ounces}\end{array}$

• It is also given that a carton holds three cups.
• It is known that $1$ cup is equal to $8$ fluid ounces.

Find the total number of fluid ounces in given cups:

$\begin{array}{rcl}3\mathrm{cups}& =& 3\times 8\\ & =& 24\mathrm{fluid}\mathrm{ounces}\end{array}$

Thus, the total capacity of two containers is equal to the sum of fluid ounces in bottle and carton.

So that the total fluid ounces are:

$32+24=56\mathrm{fluid}\mathrm{ounces}$.

Therefore, the total capacity of two containers is $\mathbf{56}\mathbf{}\mathbf{fluid}\mathbf{}\mathbf{ounces}\mathbf{.}$