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Molly completed the multiplication below and said she needed 8 cups of bananas for 4 batches of muffins. What is Molly's error?
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Molly completed the multiplication below and said she needed 8 cups of bananas for 4 batches of muffins. What is Molly's error?

Molly completed the multiplication below and said she needed 8 cups of bananas for-example-1
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4 × 1 3/4 = 4/1 × 7/4 = 28/4 = 7 cups of bananas required

her mistake is that she converted 1 3/4 to 8/4 but it actually equals 7/4
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