Question

a pancake calls for 4 1/2 cups of whole-wheat flour. If the chef wants to split the recipe into 3 equal batches, how much flour should be in each batch?

Answer 1

4 1/2 cups ÷ 3 = (9/2) ÷ 3 = (9/2)×(1/3) = 9/6 = 3/2 = 1 1/2 cups.

So each batch needs 1 1/2 cups (1.5 cups) of flour.