A can contains 24 fluid ounces of fruit juice. How many pints of fruit juice does the can contain?A 12 ptB 3 pt C 1 1/2 ptD 1/3 pt

Respuesta :

In order to convert from fluid ounce to pint, we need to know that 16 fluid ounces is equivalent to 1 pint.

Then, to find how many pints is 24 fluid ounces, we can use a rule of three:

[tex]\begin{gathered} 16\text{ fluid ounces}\to1\text{ pint} \\ 24\text{ fluid ounces}\to x\text{ pints} \\ \\ \frac{16}{24}=\frac{1}{x} \\ x=\frac{24}{16}=\frac{3}{2}=1\frac{1}{2} \end{gathered}[/tex]

So 24 fluid ounces is equivalent to 1 1/2 pints, therefore the correct answer is C.