Ana drinks $horchata$ out of glasses that each hold $\frac{1}{8}$ of a liter. She has $\frac{7}{10}$ of a liter of horchata in her refrigerator. How many glasses of horchata can she pour

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Q. Ana drinks

horchata

out of glasses that each hold

\frac{1}{8}

of a liter. She has

\frac{7}{10}

of a liter of horchata in her refrigerator. How many glasses of horchata can she pour

Identify total amount: Identify the total amount of horchata Ana has and the capacity of each glass. $\newline$ Ana has $\frac{7}{10}$ of a liter of horchata. $\newline$ Each glass holds $\frac{1}{8}$ of a liter.
Convert fraction to decimal: Convert the fraction $\frac{7}{10}$ to a decimal to make the division easier. $\frac{7}{10} = 0.7$ liters.
Divide total amount: Divide the total amount of horchata by the capacity of each glass to find out how many glasses she can pour. $\newline$ $0.7$ liters $\div$ $\frac{1}{8}$ liters/glass = $0.7 \div 0.125 = 5.6$
Round down to nearest: Since Ana cannot pour a fraction of a glass, we round down to the nearest whole number. Ana can pour $5$ full glasses of horchata.