Question

A large container of yogurt contains 36 ounces. How many cups of yogurt does the container hold?

Answer 1

The container holds 4.5 cups of yogurt

Explanation:

Here, given the number of ounces of yogurt in a container, we want to calculate the number of cups the container can hold

Mathematically, we need a conversion factor

1 cup contains 8 ounces

but here

x cups contains 36 ounces

8 * x= 36 * 1

8x = 36

x = 36/8

x = 4.5