Question

a recipe for pancakes call for 1 cup of pancake mix and three fourths cup of milk how much milk is needed to make half the recipe

Answer 1

1/2×3/4=3/8
to make half the recipe. you will need 3/8 cup of milk

Answer 2

So basically it's telling you to find 1/2 of 3/4.

1/2 × 3/4 = 3/8.

So to make half the pancake recipe, 3/8 cup of milk is needed.