To solve this problem:

1. Total Apples: Eli has 17 apples in total.
2. Apples per Pie: Each pie requires 7 apples.

Let's calculate the number of pies Eli can make and the remaining apples:

• Divide 17 by 7: $\frac{17}{7} = 2$ pies, with a remainder of 3 apples.

This means:

• Eli can bake 2 pies using $7 \times 2 = 14$ apples.
• After baking these 2 pies, he has $17 - 14 = 3$ apples left.

Thus, the answer is:

• Eli can make 2 pies in all.

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Here are 5 related questions that expand on this problem:

1. If Eli had 24 apples, how many pies could he make?
2. What if each pie required only 5 apples; how many pies could he make with 17 apples?
3. How many additional apples would Eli need to bake a third pie?
4. If Eli bakes only one pie, how many apples will he have left?
5. How many apples would he need to bake 5 pies?

Tip: When dividing items into groups, the remainder tells you how much is left after creating as many full groups as possible.