Juan has five containers. The red one holds eight cups. The orange one holds half as much as the red one. The yellow one holds half as much as the orange one. The green one holds half as much as the

Question

Juan has five containers. The red one holds eight cups. The orange one holds half as much as the red one. The yellow one holds half as much as the orange one. The green one holds half as much as the yellow and orange ones together. The blue one holds half as much as the green one. Draw a picture of each container. How many more cups will the red container hold than the blue one? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

5 cups

R = 8

O = R/2 = 8/2 = 4

Y = O/2 = 4/2 = 2

G = (O+Y)/2 =(4+2)/2 = 6/2 = 3

B = G/2 = 3/2 = 1.5

R = B +(8-1.5) = B + 6.5

The Red cup holds 6 1/2 more cups than the Blue cup