Question

wanda has been experimenting with different blueberry muffin recipes. she has decided that the worlds greatest blueberry muffins have \\(\frac{1}{8}\\) of a cup of blueberries in each muffin. she has 2 cups of blueberries. how many muffins can she make? write your answer as a fraction or a whole number.

Explanation:

Step1: Set up division problem

We divide total blueberries by blueberries per muffin: $2 \div \frac{1}{8}$

Step2: Rewrite as multiplication

Dividing by a fraction = multiply by its reciprocal: $2 \times \frac{8}{1}$

Step3: Calculate the product

Multiply the values: $2 \times 8 = 16$

Answer:

16