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Ratios and Proportions – Culinary Math Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you are using a recipe that has the proportion of 1 cup of butter to 3 cups of sugar, how many cups of butter will you need if you will be using 8 cups of sugar?

a)

2 cups

b)

2.67 cups

c)

2.5 cups

d)

3 cups

2.

Maria is going to make a salad dressing that has the proportion of 3 tablespoons of olive oil to 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. If she wants to use 4 tablespoons of lemon juice, how much olive oil should she use?

a)

8 tablespoons

b)

15 tablespoons

c)

10 tablespoons

d)

12 tablespoons

3.

I want to make a barbecue sauce that has the proportion of 1 cup of packed brown sugar to 1 cup apple cider vinegar. How much brown sugar should I use if I use 2 cups of vinegar?

a)

2.5 cups

b)

1 cup

c)

2 cups

d)

1.5 cups

4.

Yesenia is going to make a salmon glaze that has the proportion of 2 tablespoons of lemon juice to 1 cup of soy sauce. How many cups of soy sauce should she use if she uses 3 tablespoons of lemon juice?

a)

1.5 cups

b)

1 cup

c)

2 cups

d)

1.25 cups

5.

Mitch has a recipe for cake icing that has the proportion of 3 cups of confectioners sugar to 1 cup of butter. How much butter should he use if he uses 6 cups of confectioners sugar?

a)

1.5 cups

b)

3 cups

c)

2.5 cups

d)

2 cups

6.

The recipe has the proportion of 1 tablespoon of soy sauce to 3 pounds of chicken wings. How many pounds of chicken wings should you use if you want to use 2 tablespoons of soy sauce?

a)

4 pounds

b)

5 pounds

c)

6 pounds

d)

3 pounds

7.

If a dozen eggs costs $1.60, how much would 8 eggs cost?

a)

$1.33

b)

$1.10

c)

$1.20

d)

$1.07

8.

If a dozen doughnuts costs $8.99, how much would 18 doughnuts cost?

a)

$13.49

b)

$13.48

c)

$13.50

d)

$13.47

9.

If 6 cans of soda cost $2.75, how much would 24 cans of soda cost?

a)

$10.00

b)

$11.00

c)

$12.00

d)

$11.50

10.

If 8 bakery cookies cost $14, how much would 12 bakery cookies cost?

a)

$19.00

b)

$20.00

c)

$21.00

d)

$18.00

11.

Anastasia is making quiche for dinner. The recipe calls for 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda for 4 servings. If she wants to make enough for 8 people instead, how much baking soda does she need?

a)

1/2 teaspoon

b)

1 tablespoon

c)

1 teaspoon

d)

1/8 teaspoon

12.

Angel is making a soup recipe that calls for 1 teaspoon of salt for 2 servings. If Logan and Emily join her for dinner and she wants to make 4 servings instead, how much salt does she need?

a)

0.5 teaspoons

b)

3 teaspoons

c)

1 tablespoon

d)

2 teaspoons

13.

To make chocolate milkshake I need 2 tsp of chocolate syrup for every 250ml of milk. How many tsp of syrup will I need to make 1litre of milkshake?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

4

14.

If a recipe calls for 3 cups of flour and 4 cups of sugar, and you want to make one-third of the recipe, how many cups of sugar should you use?

a)

1 cup

b)

1.5 cups

c)

2 cups

d)

2.5 cups

15.

How many Tablespoons are in a 1/2 cup?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

16.

How many tablespoons are in an 1/8 of a cup?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

17.

Half of 1 teaspoon

a)

1/3 teaspoon

b)

1/2 teaspoon

c)

1/2 Tablespoon

d)

2/2 teaspoon

18.

How many teaspoons in 1/8 cup?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

6

d)

5

19.

A recipe that serves 6 calls for 1/3 cup of brown sugar. How much brown sugar would be needed to make enough for 18 people?

(a)  

20.

Bri and Jznaira are baking cookies for a school event. The recipe calls for 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract for a single batch. If they want to triple the batch, how much vanilla extract do they need?

a)

3 tablespoons

b)

1/6 tablespoon

c)

1 tablespoon

d)

1/3 tablespoon