Mrs. Foster pours six cups of lemonade from a full pitcher. How many cups can she pour from a pitcher that is 5/6 full?

5 cups:

If 6/6 full pitcher pours 6 cups, then 5/6 full pitcher would pour 5 cups

Answer: 5 cups

Step-by-step explanation:

Mrs. Foster pours six cups of lemonade from a full pitcher. This means that 6 cups are poured from 1 pitcher. This means 1 cup makes 1/6 of the pitcher.

To get the number of cups that can she pour from a pitcher that is 5/6 full will be:

= 5/6 : 1/6

= 5/6 * 6/1

= 5 cups