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Eleanor is making sand art. She puts [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] cup of each of 10 different colors of sand in a bottle.

How much sand, in cups, does she put in the bottle?

Answer :

Certainly! Let's solve the problem step-by-step:

Eleanor is making sand art and uses [tex]\(\frac{1}{2}\)[/tex] cup of sand for each of the 10 different colors. We need to find out how much total sand, in cups, she uses.

1. Identify the amount of sand used per color:
Eleanor uses [tex]\(\frac{1}{2}\)[/tex] cup of sand for each color.

2. Identify the number of colors:
She uses sand from 10 different colors.

3. Calculate the total amount of sand:
To find the total amount of sand, multiply the amount of sand used per color by the number of colors:
[tex]\[
\text{Total sand} = \frac{1}{2} \text{ cup} \times 10 = 5 \text{ cups}
\][/tex]

So, Eleanor puts a total of 5 cups of sand into the bottle.