Molly is filling a pitcher that holds 2 gallons of water. She is filling the pitcher with a 1-cup measuring cup. How many times will she have to fill the cup 1-cup measuring cup to fill the pitcher

Respuesta :

2 cups in a pint
2 pints to a quart (therefore 4 cups to a quart)
4 quarts to a gallon (therefore 16 cups to a gallon)
And finally 2 gallons to 2 gallons (therefore 32 cups to 2 gallons)

32 times

Answer:

32 times

Step-by-step explanation:

Molly is filling a pitcher that holds 2 gallons of water.

1 gallon = 16 cups

So, 2 gallons = [tex]16\times 2=32 cups[/tex]

So, it requires 32 cups to fill the pitcher.

Since we are given that She is filling the pitcher with a 1-cup measuring cup.

So, no. of times she will have to fill the cup 1-cup measuring cup to fill the pitcher = [tex]\frac{32}{1}=32[/tex]

Hence she will need to fill cup 1-cup measuring cup 32 times to fill the pitcher.