SOLUTION: Diana is making enough soup to feed 9 people. She plans to serve all of the soup to her guests in 6-ounce bowls. In order to make enough soup, she needs to add a total of 4.75 cup

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Question 1130690: Diana is making enough soup to feed 9 people. She plans to serve all of the soup to her guests in 6-ounce bowls.
In order to make enough soup, she needs to add a total of 4.75 cups of water. There are 8 ounces in a cup.
How many total ounces of water did Diana add to her soup? What is the total number of ounces of the other ingredients in her soup?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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9 people, 6 fluid ounces each
Total of 54 fluid ounces of soup.

Amount of needed water: 4.75 cups
4.75%2Acups%2A8%28fluidounces%2Fcup%29=38%2Afluidounces_of_water

If the rest of the soup will be filled volume from other ingredients, then those will account for:
54-38=16, 16 fluid ounces, or about 2 cups.