Recipes and Proportions Fractions

Multiplying and dividing fractions in recipes: If a recipe calls for 3/4 tablespoon of vanilla extract and you want to make it for 6 people instead of 8, how much vanilla extract do you need?

• 5/6 tablespoon

• 3/8 tablespoon

• 1/2 tablespoon

• 9/16 tablespoon

Converting recipes to different proportions: If a recipe calls for 2/3 cup of flour and you want to make half the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 3/4 cup

Converting recipes to different proportions: If a recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of sugar and you want to make it for 4 people instead of 6, how much sugar do you need?

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

• 1/2 cup

• 2 cups

Converting recipes to different proportions: If a recipe calls for 3/4 teaspoon of salt and you want to make it for 8 people instead of 4, how much salt do you need?

• 1/4 teaspoon

• 3/4 teaspoon

• 2 teaspoons

• 1 1/2 teaspoons

A recipe calls for 3 eggs and 2 teaspoons of salt to make 50 meatballs. Gage makes 100 meatballs with 9 eggs and 4 teaspoons of salt. Gage doesn't think the meatballs taste right. How should he change the quantity of salt used so that his meatball recipe is correct?

Gage is making ​ (a)   times more meatballs than the original recipe, therefore he needs to use ​ ​ (b)   eggs instead.

• 2

• 6

• 4

• 9

• 3

• 1

• 8

If a recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar for every 5 cups of flour, how would you describe the ratio relationship using language?

• For every 2 cups of flour, there are 5 cups of sugar.

• For every 5 cups of flour, there are 2 cups of sugar.

• For every 1 cup of flour, there are 2.5 cups of sugar.

• For every 1 cup of sugar, there are 2.5 cups of flour.

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A recipe calls for 8 cups of soup and 2 cups of rice.

If only 4 cups of soup are used, how much rice is needed to make a batch with the same taste?

Mathematical Equivalence

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Write how to find the proportion of

2:8 :: 25:625

(Do not give space first right the means than the extremes.)

Mathematical Equivalence

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Converting recipes to different proportions: If a recipe calls for 2/5 tablespoon of oil and you want to make it for 3 people instead of 5, how much oil do you need?

• 6/25 tablespoon

• 1/3 tablespoon

• 2/5 tablespoon

• 3/10 tablespoon

Converting recipes to different proportions: If a recipe calls for 2/3 pound of chicken and you want to make it for 10 people instead of 6, how much chicken do you need?

• 2 pounds of chicken

• 1/2 pound of chicken

• 3/4 pound of chicken

• 1 1/9 pound of chicken