Recipes and Proportions Fractions

If your were going to double a recipe, what does that mean you would do to each ingredient?

• multiply the amount by 2

• add 2 to the original amount

• divide the original amount by 2

• subtract the original amount by 2

If your were going to triple a recipe, what does that mean you would do to each ingredient?

• subtract the original amount by 3

• add 3 to the original amount

• divide the original amount by 3

• multiply the original amount by 3

If a recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of sugar and your are going to double the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 3 1/2 cups

• 4 cups

• 3 cups

• 2 1/2 cups

A recipe calls for 2/3 cups of brown sugar and you are tripling the recipe. How much brown sugar do you need?

• 2 cups

• 3 cups

• 1 1/3 cups

• 1/3 cup

Steve is making muffins and the recipe calls for 3/8 teaspoon of baking soda. He is going to double the recipe. How many teaspoons will he need?

• 3/8 teaspoons

• 4/8 teaspoons

• 5/8 teaspoons

• 6/8 teaspoons

Julie's recipe to make chocolate chip cookies requires 3 cups of chocolate chips. She is going to make 1 1/2 batches of cookies. How many cups of chocolate chips does she need?

• 6 cups

• 4 cups

• 4 1/2 cups

• 1 1/2 cups

Beth's sugar cookie recipe calls for 2 1/3 cups of flour. If she is going to double the recipe, how much flour does she need?

• 4 cups

• 4 1/2 cups

• 4 2/3 cups

• 5 cups

Beth's sugar cookie recipe calls for 2 1/3 cups of flour. She wants to make half of the recipe. How much flour will she need?

• 1 cup

• 1 1/3 cups

• 1 1/6 cups

• 4 2/3 cups

Anna is making cookies. The recipe needs to be quartered. How much sugar will she need if the original recipe calls for 4 cups of sugar?

• 1/4 cup

• 1 cup

• 1 1/4 cups

• 2 cups

Sally is making cookies and is going to make half the recipe. If the original recipe calls for a dozen eggs, how many eggs will she need?

• 8 eggs

• 4 eggs

• 3 eggs

• 6 eggs