Molly is baking for the Moms and Muffins event at her school. She will bake 4 batches of banana muffins. She needs 1 3/4 cups of bananas for each batch of muffins.

Part A

Molly completed the multiplication below and said she needed 8 cups of bananas for 4 batches of muffins. What is Molly's error?

4x1 3/4 =4x 8/4 =32/4=8



Part B

What is the correct number of cups Molly needs for 4 batches of muffins? Explain how you found your answer