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Answer 1

Answer:

If Kristen were to make 4 batches, and each batch requires 2 cups of flour, how many cups of flour would she need? To solve this question, we would just multiply 4 by 2, which gives us a final product of 8.

Similarly, in this question, if one batch requires 1 3/4 cups of flour and Kristen wants to bake 3 1/2 batches, she would need 1 3/4 x 3 1/2 cups of  flour.

1 3/4 can be rewritten as an improper fraction- 7/4.

3 1/2 can also be rewritten as an improper fraction- 7/2.

Multiplying 7/4 and 7/2, we obtain a final product of 49/8, or 6 1/8.

This means, Kristen will need 6 1/8 cups of flour to make 3 1/2 batches, and her belief that she needs 3 3/8 cups of flour is wrong, as she needs  a lot more than that.

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Answer 2

Answer:

no she is incorrect

she will require 49/8 cups