Dividing Gallons, Quarts and Pints

Divide Gallons, Quarts and Pints How to divide gallons, quarts and pints

• Convert gallons to pints by multiplying the number of gallons by 8.
• Convert quarts to pints by multiplying the number of quarts by 2.
• Add the above quantities and the number of original pints together.

• Perform the required division to determine the number of pints.
• Convert the pints to gallons by dividing by 8.
• The quotient is the number of gallons and the remainder is the number of extra pints.
• Convert the extra pints to quarts by dividing the extra pints by 2.
• The quotient is the number of quarts and the remainder is the number of pints.

Example: Divide 9 gallons 1 quart and 1 pint by 5. 

• Convert 9 gallons to pints by multiplying 9 times 8:
  9 * 8 = 72 pints
• Convert 1 quart to pints by multiplying 1 times 2:
  1 * 2 = 2 pints
• Add the pints from above and the number of original pints:
  72 + 2 + 1 = 75 pints
• Perform the required division:
  75 ÷ 5 = 15 pints
• Find the number of whole gallons by dividing by 8:
  15 ÷ 8 = 1 R 7
• Find the number of whole quarts by dividing the remainder by 2:
  7 ÷ 2 = 3 R 1
• The remainder of 1 is the number of pints.
• Answer: 1 gallon 3 quarts and 1 pint

Practice:

• Divide Gallons, Quarts and Pints