A military field kitchen uses 128 fluid ounces of vegetable oil to fry a batch of potatoes… — Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)

A military field kitchen uses $128$ fluid ounces of vegetable oil to fry a batch of potatoes. How many quarts of vegetable oil does the kitchen use?

The kitchen uses 4 quarts of vegetable oil.

The correct answer accurately uses the conversion that

1

quart is equal to

32

fluid ounces. By dividing the total

128

fluid ounces by

32

, it correctly determines the volume is

4

quarts.

Identify the proper conversion factor between fluid ounces and quarts.

1 quart is equal to 32 fluid ounces.

Converting a smaller capacity unit to a larger one requires knowing how many smaller units fit into one larger unit.

Divide the total fluid ounces by the number of fluid ounces in a quart.

128 \div 32 = 4

Since a quart is larger than a fluid ounce, division is required to find the equivalent amount in quarts.

Converting smaller units of US customary capacity to larger units using division.

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