Lily is making smoothies. each smoothie uses 1/2 cup of yogurt. How many cups of yogurt does she need to make 3 smoothies Express your answer in simplest form
To make 3 smoothies, Lily would need 3 * 1/2 = <<3*1/2=1.5>>1.5 cups of yogurt. Answer: \boxed{1.5}.
To find out how many cups of yogurt Lily needs to make 3 smoothies, we need to multiply the amount of yogurt used in one smoothie by the number of smoothies she wants to make.
Given that each smoothie uses 1/2 cup of yogurt, we can multiply 1/2 by 3:
(1/2) * 3 = 3/2
Therefore, Lily needs 3/2 or 1 and 1/2 cups of yogurt to make 3 smoothies.
To find the total amount of yogurt needed to make 3 smoothies, we need to multiply the amount of yogurt required for each smoothie by the number of smoothies.
- Amount of yogurt for one smoothie: 1/2 cup
- Number of smoothies: 3
To find the total amount of yogurt needed:
Total yogurt = Amount per smoothie × Number of smoothies
Substituting the values:
Total yogurt = (1/2 cup) × 3
To simplify this, we multiply the numerator and denominator of the fraction by 3:
Total yogurt = (1 × 3) / (2 × 1)
Total yogurt = 3/2
So, Lily needs 3/2 cups of yogurt to make 3 smoothies.