Question

There are 2 cups of flour in a batch of pancakes Manny is making 3/2 batches. How can Manny tell if he needs more or fewer than 2 cups of flour?

Answer 1

Manny is making 3/2 batches, which is equivalent to 1.5, it's more than one. So, Manny is making more than 1 batch.

According to the problem, 2 cups of flour in a batch, if he's making 1.5 batch, he would need 3 cups of flour, which is more than 2 cups of flour.

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