Culinary Math Practice

If a recipe calls for 5 cups of flour and 2 cups of water, how much flour is needed if you use 7 cups of water?

• 10 cups

• 12.5 cups

• 17.5 cups

• 15 cups

You have a marinade that requires 3 tablespoons of soy sauce to 2 tablespoons of honey. If you use 9 tablespoons of soy sauce, how much honey should you use?

• 4 tablespoons

• 5 tablespoons

• 6 tablespoons

• 7 tablespoons

A smoothie recipe calls for 4 cups of fruit to 1 cup of yogurt. If you use 12 cups of fruit, how much yogurt will you need?

• 2 cups

• 3 cups

• 4 cups

• 6 cups

A bread recipe requires 1 cup of sugar for every 5 cups of flour. If you use 10 cups of flour, how much sugar is needed?

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 3 cups

• 4 cups

The proportion of rice to water in a cooking recipe is 1 cup of rice to 2 cups of water. How much rice is needed if you use 8 cups of water?

• 2 cups of rice

• 3 cups of rice

• 4 cups of rice

• 5 cups of rice

If a cake recipe calls for 1/2 cup of butter to 2/3 cup of sugar, how much butter will you need if you use 2 cups of sugar?

• 1 cup

• 1 1/2 cups

• 1 1/3 cups

• 2 cups

A drink mix requires 4 tablespoons of powder to 6 cups of water. How many cups of water are needed for 10 tablespoons of powder?

• 10 cups

• 12 cups

• 15 cups

• 20 cups

If a gallon of milk costs $3.79, how much would 3 quarts cost?

• $2.84

• $2.84

• $2.85

• $2.86

If a box of cereal costs $4.50 for 24 ounces, how much would 36 ounces cost?

• $6.75

• $7.00

• $6.00

• $5.50

If a 16-ounce jar of peanut butter costs $3.49, how much would a 10-ounce jar cost?

• $2.18

• $2.49

• $2.99

• $3.10