Scaling Recipes
A recipe for 4 people uses 6 cups of potatoes. How many cups are needed for 8 people?
12 cups
cup = 8 oz. How many ounces are in 3 cups?
24 oz
The turkey cooks 15 minutes per pound. How long for a 10-pound turkey?
150 minutes.
A recipe uses 2 tablespoons of butter for 4 people. How many for 12 people?
6 tablespoons
1 pound = 16 ounces. How many ounces are in 2 pounds?
32 oz
Your turkey cooks for 150 minutes. How many hours and minutes is that?
2 hours and 30 minutes
A cranberry recipe serves 10 people and uses 4 cups of cranberries. How much for 5 people?
2 cups
1 cup = 8 oz. If your measuring cup only shows ounces, how many ounces are in 5 cups?
40 oz
If the turkey starts cooking at 11:30 AM and takes 3 hours 45 minutes, what time will it be ready?
3:15 pm
A stuffing recipe serves 6 people and uses 9 cups of bread cubes. How much for 12 people?
18 cups
If 1 stick of butter = 4 oz and you need 1 cup (8 oz), how many sticks do you need?
2 sticks
The gravy recipe makes 4 cups. You are feeding 8 people, each gets ¾ cup. Do you have enough?
No
A mashed potato recipe uses 3 potatoes for 4 people. Write an equation to find how many potatoes (x) are needed for 16 people.
X=12
A can of pumpkin puree holds 15 oz. The recipe needs 2 cups (1 cup = 8 oz). Do you have enough?
Yes!
The turkey weighs 15 pounds and cooks 15 minutes per pound. How many hours and minutes total?
225 minutes = 3 hours and 45 minutes