Increasing Recipes by Multiplying

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What does it mean to 'double' a recipe?

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To 'double' a recipe means to multiply all the ingredients by 2.

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If a recipe requires 2 cups of flour, how much flour is needed for 1.5 times the recipe?

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3 cups

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What is the formula to calculate the amount of an ingredient when increasing a recipe?

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Amount needed = Original amount × Multiplier.

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3 teaspoons

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What does it mean to 'triple' a recipe?

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To 'triple' a recipe means to multiply all the ingredients by 3.

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1 cup

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2 cups

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What is the multiplier for making a recipe 1.5 times larger?

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1.5

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If you want to make a recipe that requires 4 cups of an ingredient, how much is needed for 2.5 times the recipe?

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10 cups

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