Question

You have 10 cups of olive oil. A batch of your favorite salad dressing requires 1 cup of olive oil. How many batches can you make? Simplify your answer.

Options:
Option 1: 5 batches
Option 2: 10 batches
Option 3: 15 batches
Option 4: 20 batches

Answer 1

The student can make Option 2: 10 batches of salad dressing with 10 cups of olive oil, as each batch requires only 1 cup.

Step-by-step explanation:

If a student has 10 cups of olive oil and one batch of salad dressing requires 1 cup of olive oil, the calculation is fairly straightforward. To determine how many batches the student can make, divide the total amount of olive oil by the amount required for one batch.

To solve this, perform the following calculation:

1. Amount of olive oil available = 10 cups.
2. Amount of olive oil required for one batch = 1 cup.
3. Number of batches that can be made = Total olive oil available ÷ Amount required for one batch = 10 cups ÷ 1 cup/batch.

The result is 10 batches of salad dressing, which means that option 2 is the correct answer.