SOLUTION: A recipe for pancakes calls for 2 cups flour and 1 1/2 cups of milk to make a serving of 4. Ming has plenty of flour, but only 4 cups of milk. how many servings can he make?

Question 812767: A recipe for pancakes calls for 2 cups flour and 1 1/2 cups of milk to make a serving of 4. Ming has plenty of flour, but only 4 cups of milk. how many servings can he make?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39613) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You are to be focused on the milk and the number of servings. You are not to be focused on the already-plenty amount of flour.

Let n = unknown number of servings.

Solve for n.
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