ABC26GN1010 · Simplification

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Simplification · Exam: 2010 · Marks: · Difficulty:

What is the maximum number of half-pint bottles of cream that can be filled with a 4-gallon can of cream? $(2 \mathrm{pt} .=1 \mathrm{qt}$. and $4 \mathrm{qt} .=1 \mathrm{gal}$.
(a)16
(b)24
(c)30
(d)64
Answer
Answer (as printed): D
Explanation
$4 \mathrm{gal}=(4 \times 4) q t=16 q t=(16 \times 2) p t=32 p t$. $$\therefore \quad \text { Number of bottles }=\frac{32}{\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)}=64 .$$

Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.

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