Question

a recipe for pancakes requires 1 3/4 cups of milk. how much milk is needed to get twice as many pancakes

Answer 1

7/2 cups of milk.

Explanation:

If you want double the pancakes You must double the amount of milk:

First change it into an improper fraction:

1 3/4=7/4

then multiply it by two and simplify:

2(7/4)=14/4=7/2

Answer 2

7/2 cups of milk.

Explanation:

1 3/4=7/4

2(7/4)=14/4=7/2