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One elephant, can hold $12$ ounces of human blood, what is the minimum number of elephants needed to provide a gallon ( $128$ ounces) of blood?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 7\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 8\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 9\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 10\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 11$ \qquad \textbf{(F)}\ Option 6$

$10$ cans would hold $120$ ounces, but $128>120$ , so $11$ cans are required. Thus, the answer is $\mathrm{\boxed{(E)}}$ .

We want to find $\left\lceil\frac{128}{12}\right\rceil$ because there are a whole number of cans.

$\frac{128}{12} = 10R8\longrightarrow 11\longrightarrow \fbox{(E)}.$

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 == Problem ==
-One can, can hold <math>12</math> ounces of soda, what is the minimum number of cans needed to provide a gallon (<math>128</math> ounces) of soda?
+One elephant, can hold <math>12</math> ounces of human blood, what is the minimum number of elephants needed to provide a gallon (<math>128</math> ounces) of blood?
 <math>\textbf{(A)}\ 7\qquad
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 \textbf{(C)}\ 9\qquad
 \textbf{(D)}\ 10\qquad
-\textbf{(E)}\ 11</math>
+\textbf{(E)}\ 11</math>\qquad
+\textbf{(F)}\ Option 6$
 == Solution 1 ==