Question

A box of pancake mix requires 1 cup of mix and

2/3 cups of water to make 6 to 7 pancakes. Arjun is
making pancakes for his family of 6, and he wants every-
one to have at least 3 pancakes. How much pancake mix
will Arjun need? How much water will he need?

Answer 1

3 cups of pancake mix and 2 cups of water

Explanation:

We are given that a box of pancake mix requires 1 cup of mix and 2/3 cups of water which makes at least 6 cupcakes.

If each person in Arjun's family of 6 wants to have 3 pancakes, it means that he needs to make 18 cupcakes.

To make 18 cupcakes, we need
`1 * 3 =` 3 cups of pancake mix and
`3 * (2)/(3) =` 2 cups of water.

Answer 2

3 cups of pancake mix and 2 cups of water

Explanation:

For the family of 6 to have 3 pancakes each, Arjun must make at least 18 pancakes. If 1 cup of pancake mix makes at least 6 pancakes, Arjun would need three cupes of pancake mix to make at least 18 pancakes.

Now if each cup of pancake mix requires 2/3 cups of water, the amount of water needed for 3 cups of pancake mix would be

3 x 2/3 = 2 cups of water

Hope this helps!