The average adult has approximately 1.25 gallons of blood. Blood donors typically donate 1 pint of blood. How many donations would it take until someone donated all of his or her blood? Even though that's not possible! Hint: refer to the conversion graphic right to determine how many pints there are in 1 gallon.

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Bryan Good

20 August, 05:29

The average adult has approximately 1.25 gallons of blood. Blood donors typically donate 1 pint of blood. How many donations would it take until someone donated all of his or her blood? Even though that's not possible! Hint: refer to the conversion graphic right to determine how many pints there are in 1 gallon.

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Lennon Fischer · Answer 1

10 pints is the answer

Silly Gilly · Answer 2

10 pints.

We know that there are 8 pints in a gallon. We have one gallon so we already have 8 pints.

Then there is a. 25 gallon, this is equivalent to one-fourth of a gallon. So 1/4 times 8 is 2.

8 + 2 is 10 pints.