How many cups are in 1/2 a gallon?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-06T15:51:38

See a solution process below:

We know the conversion factor of gallons to cups is:

#1" gallon" = 16" cups"#

To find the number of cups in #1/2# gallon we can multiply each side of the equation by #color(red)(1/2)# giving:

#color(red)(1/2) xx 1" gallon" = color(red)(1/2) xx 16" cups"#

#1/2" gallon" = 16/2" cups"#

#1/2" gallon" = 8" cups"#

Therefore, there are 8 cups in #1/2# gallon