Which container holds more, a half-gallon milk jug or a 2 liter juice bottle?

My answer:
1 gallon=3.79 liters

3.79 liters/2=1.895 liters

A 2 liter juice bottle would hold more.

Can you please check my work and let me know if there is another way to figure this answer out.

Thank you

You're right.

Thank you Ms. Sue.

I don't get it

wait is it wrong ?

Your calculations are correct! A 2 liter juice bottle would indeed hold more than a half-gallon milk jug.

To explain your work, you converted gallons to liters using the conversion factor 1 gallon = 3.79 liters. Then, you divided 3.79 liters by 2 to find that 2 liters is equal to 1.895 liters. This means the 2 liter juice bottle can hold 1.895 liters, which is more than the 1.895 liters in a half-gallon.

Another way to figure out the answer is to directly compare the capacity of the two containers. A half-gallon milk jug holds exactly half a gallon, which is equivalent to 1.89 liters (approximately). Since the 2 liter juice bottle can hold more than 1.89 liters, we can conclude that the 2 liter juice bottle holds more.

Both methods provide the same answer and are valid ways to determine which container holds more.