Shake ‘n’ Bake

Increasing Recipes Activity Sheet A

This activity will prepare you for Parts 2 through 4. Using this Activity Sheet, you will practice multiplying fractions, to increase recipes.

Using your knowledge of multiplication, increase the following recipes. Show all of your work.

1. a) Increase the following recipe to serve 24 people. (multiply the ingredients by )

Sponge Cake (serves 12)

1 cup flour

1 cup sugar

1 cup self-rising flour

4 large eggs

1/4 cup cornstarch

1/2 cup milk

1 cup butter

b) Circle which measuring cup and indicate how many of the measuring cups are needed for each ingredient
listed in the NEW recipe.