To find the total number of cups in the can of beans, you can multiply the number of servings by the size of each serving.
Given that there are 3.5 servings in the can and each serving is 1/2 cup, you can calculate the total volume as follows:
\[ \text{Total cups} = \text{Number of servings} \times \text{Serving size} \] \[ \text{Total cups} = 3.5 \times \frac{1}{2} \]
Calculating that gives:
\[ \text{Total cups} = 3.5 \times 0.5 = 1.75 \]
So, there are 1.75 cups in the can of beans total.