First let's find the total number of gallons of the fruit punch. To do so, we just need to sum the gallons of orange juice (1 1/2) ith the gallons of pineapple juice (5/8):
[tex]1\frac{1}{2}+\frac{5}{8}=\frac{3}{2}+\frac{5}{8}=\frac{12}{8}+\frac{5}{8}=\frac{17}{8}[/tex]Now, in order to find how many 1/8 servings can be made, we need to divide the total number of gallons of the fruit punch by the number of gallons of a serving:
[tex]\frac{\frac{17}{8}}{\frac{1}{8}}=\frac{17}{8}\cdot\frac{8}{1}=17[/tex]So Paula can have 17 servings.
