Question

1. ms. patel has 16 cups of laundry soap. she uses \\(\frac{1}{2}\\) cup of soap to do a load of laundry. how many loads of laundry can ms. patel do?\

a. 18\
b. 32\
c. 8\
d. 14

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the operation

We need to find the number of loads, which is total soap divided by soap per load. So we use division: total soap ($16$ cups) divided by soap per load ($\frac{1}{2}$ cup per load).

Step2: Perform the division

Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal. So $16\div\frac{1}{2}=16\times2$.

Step3: Calculate the result

$16\times2 = 32$.

Answer:

B. 32