Question

Ellie has 5 cups of yogurt to make smoothies. Each smoothie uses 1/2 cup of yogurt. What is the maximum number of whole smoothies Ellie can make with the yogurt?

Answer 1

Ellie can make 10 smoothies with the yogurt

Step-by-step explanation:

let x be the number of smoothies to find:

1 smoothie uses = 1/2 i.e. 0.5 cup of yogurt

x smoothies will use = 5 cups of yogurt

x = 5/.5 = 10

thus,

Ellie can make 10 smoothies with the yogurt

Answer 2

Ellie can make a maximum of 10 whole smoothies with the yogurt she has.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the maximum number of whole smoothies Ellie can make, we need to divide the total amount of yogurt she has (5 cups) by the amount of yogurt used per smoothie (1/2 cup).

5 cups ÷ 1/2 cup = 5 × 2/1 = 10 smoothies.

Therefore, Ellie can make a maximum of 10 whole smoothies with the yogurt she has.