Alia is throwing a pizza party. She is 9 pounds of cheese available. She needs a 1/2 a pound of cheese to make each pizza. How many pizzas can she make?
Alia can make 18 pizzas because 9 / .5 = <<9/.5=18>>18. Answer: \boxed{18}.
To find out how many pizzas Alia can make, divide the total amount of cheese available (9 pounds) by the amount of cheese needed for each pizza (1/2 pound).
9 pounds ÷ 1/2 pound = 18 pizzas
Therefore, Alia can make 18 pizzas with the 9 pounds of cheese available.
To find out how many pizzas Alia can make, we need to divide the total amount of cheese she has by the amount of cheese needed for each pizza.
First, let's convert the fraction to a decimal. 1/2 can be written as 0.5.
So, to find the number of pizzas, we divide the total amount of cheese available (9 pounds) by the amount of cheese needed for each pizza (0.5 pounds):
9 pounds ÷ 0.5 pounds = 18 pizzas.
Therefore, Alia can make 18 pizzas for her pizza party.