A dinner has 2 coffee pitchers; Each can hold 8 cups of coffee. During Monday's morning rush, a customer orders 10 cups of coffee. At the time this customer orders the coffee, one coffee pitcher is 1/4 full while the other is 3/8 full. How much of the customer's order can be filled without making more coffee. Choose the correct choice from the following answers.
A) 1/3
B) 5/8
C) 3/4
D) 2/3
E) 1/2
One pitcher has 2 cups of coffee and the other has 3 cups of coffee. This means there is a total of 5 cups of coffee. That means 5 of the 10 cups of coffee can be given to the customer before the dinner makes more coffee. 5/10 simplifies to 1/2. (Answer: 1/2)
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A dinner has 2 coffee pitchers; Each can hold 8 cups of coffee. During Monday's morning rush, a customer orders 10 cups of coffee. At the time this customer orders the coffee, one coffee pitcher is 1/4 full while the other is 3/8 full. How much of the customer's order can be filled without making more coffee.