For the short stack orders, Hank needs to make 3 x 9 = <<3*9=27>>27 pancakes.

For the big stack orders, he needs to make 5 x 6 = <<5*6=30>>30 pancakes.

Altogether, Hank needs to make 27 + 30 = <<27+30=57>>57 pancakes.

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At Hank’s cafe, he sells big stack pancakes which have 5 pancakes and short stack pancakes which have 3 pancakes.  If 9 customers order the short stack and 6 customers order the big stack, how many pancakes does Hank need to make?
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At Hank’s cafe, he sells big stack pancakes which have 5 pancakes and short stack pancakes which have 3 pancakes.  If 9 customers order the short stack and 6 customers order the big stack, how many pancakes does Hank need to make?
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