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How many pancake flavors can be ordered by themselves, typically in sets of 4 per order, at a popular 24/7 pancake house?

a) 3
b) 6
c) 8
d) 12

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Final answer:

The provided information pertains to the proportions of ingredients required to make pancakes, not the number of pancake flavors at a pancake house. Calculations show that with 9 cups of pancake mix, 4 eggs, and 2 cups of milk are needed to make 4 full batches of pancakes.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question appears to be asking about the number of pancake flavors available at a typical pancake house, but instead the provided information relates to the calculation of ingredients needed for making pancakes. Therefore, it is not possible to determine how many pancake flavors can be ordered based on this information. However, for the context given about ingredient proportions for making pancakes, let's solve the related example provided.

If we want to use 9 cups of pancake mix based on the recipe demanding 2 cups of mix, 1 egg, and 1/2 cup of milk for one batch, we can calculate that to make the maximum number of batches, we need to divide the amount of mix by the mix required per batch. This is 9 cups / 2 cups = 4.5 batches, which is impractical since you cannot have half a batch, so we round down to 4 whole batches. Each batch requires 1 egg, so you would need 4 eggs. Each batch also requires 1/2 cup of milk, so for 4 batches, you would need 2 cups of milk.

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