Darrell made 1/2 of a liter of hot chocolate. Each mug holds 1/8 of a liter. How many mugs will Darrell be able to fill? Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. _____ mugs

Identify total amount: Step 1: Identify the total amount of hot chocolate and the capacity of each mug. Darrell has 1/2 liter of hot chocolate, and each mug holds 1/8 liter. Calculation: To find out how many mugs Darrell can fill, divide the total amount of hot chocolate by the capacity of each mug. 1/2 ÷ 1/8 = (1/2) * (8/1) = 8/2 = 4.

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Q. Darrell made

\frac{1}{2}

of a liter of hot chocolate. Each mug holds

\frac{1}{8}

of a liter. How many mugs will Darrell be able to fill?

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Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

\newline

_____ mugs

Identify total amount: Step $1$ : Identify the total amount of hot chocolate and the capacity of each mug. $\newline$ Darrell has $\frac{1}{2}$ liter of hot chocolate, and each mug holds $\frac{1}{8}$ liter. $\newline$ Calculation: To find out how many mugs Darrell can fill, divide the total amount of hot chocolate by the capacity of each mug. $\newline$ $\frac{1}{2} \div \frac{1}{8} = \left(\frac{1}{2}\right) \times \left(\frac{8}{1}\right) = \frac{8}{2} = 4$ .