Denise has 1/2cup of vegetable oil that she will use in making several batches of cookies. Each batch requires 1/8 cup of vegetable oil. evaluate the expression below to find the number of batches of cookies Denise will make

First, you need to set the denominators equal.

1/2=4/8

Then divide.

(4/8) / (1/8) = (4) / (1) = 4.

Notice that the denominators cancel each other out. You then have whole numbers that divide easily.

The answer is that Denise can make 4 batches of cookies on 1/2 cup of vegetable oil.