Fun Facts-Mrs. So
Budget Word Problems
Kitchen utensils
Kitchen Procedures
Conversion Factor
100

How many dogs does Mrs. So have?

2

100

Kate’s food budget for the month is $1000. The first week she spent $243, the second week she spent $309 and the third week she spent $154. How much did she spend?

Kate spent $706

243+309+154=706

100

What is this?


Ladel

100

What is the best way to prevent foodborne illness?

Handwashing

100

What is the formula for conversion factor? To increase or decrease a recipes yield.

New yield divided by old yield

new yield/old yield

200

Name one of her dogs.

Honey or Smokey

200

If 3 dozen eggs cost 12.75, how much does 1 dozen of eggs cost?

$12.75 divided by 3 = $4.25/dozen of eggs

200

Draw a blender

Answers are on white boards.

200

What is in the green bucket that we use to wipe down our work surface?

Detergent

200

What would be the conversion factor if a recipe needs to be septupled

Conversion factor is 7

Septuple-consisting of seven parts or elements

300

What degree does Mrs. So have?

Fashion Design degree

300

Carly planned to spend $120 for food this week. On Monday she spent $27 and on Thursday she spent $49.

 How much money does she have left for the week?

$120-$27-$49=$44

She has $44 left to spend. 

300

What kind of thermometer is used to identify the temperature in an oven? 

An oven thermometer

300

What goes in the three compartment sink?

Detergent

Water

Sanitizer

300

Find the conversion factor for a recipe that makes 50 fortune cookies. The new yield is 30 fortune cookies. 

What’s the conversion factor?

30 divided by 50 = .6

Conversion factor is .6

400

What city is Mrs. So from?

Tulsa, OK

400

Jacob needs to buy 6 frozen pizzas. Each frozen pizza costs 5.99. How much does Jacob need to spend?

5.99/frozen pizza

6 x 5.99=$35.94

He needs to spend $35.94

400

Draw a colander 

Answers are on white boards.

400

Name three things about the dress code

Closed toed shoes, hair put up in hairnet, rolled up sleeves, no jewelry, gloves for nail polished hands. 

400

Find the conversion factor for a recipe that makes 8 cakepops. The new yield is 64 cakepops. 

What’s the conversion factor?

64 divided by 8 = 8

Conversion factor is 8

500
Name three countries Mrs. So has visited

Singapore, Cambodia, France, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, China, England, and Spain.

500

If Lewis needs to get 2 liters of milk and 5 bags of sugar, how much does he need to spend?

3.49/liter of milk

2.98/bag of sugar

3.49 x 2 = $6.98 for milk

2.98 x 5 = $14.75 for sugar

He needs to spend $21.73 total for milk and sugar. 

500

What is this?


Crinkle or wave cutter

500

What does mise en place mean?

Mise en place is a French phrase that means "putting in place" or "gathering". 

It refers to the process of preparing and organizing ingredients and tools before cooking

500

Find the conversion factor for a recipe that makes 80 brownies. The new yield is 208 brownies. 

What’s the conversion factor?

208 divided by 80 is 2.6

Conversion factor is 2.6