Multiplying Fractions

 

Shake ‘n’ Bake

3. a) Increase the following recipe to serve 48 people.(multiply the ingredients by )

Angel Food Cake (serves 12)

1 cup flour
12 egg whites

 

1-1/2 cup sugar
1-1/4 tsp. cream of tartar

 

1/4 tsp. salt
1-1/4 tsp. almond extract

 

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

 

i) flour
choose answers from 1 cup, one half of a cup, one third of a cup, and one quarter of a cup
 


ii) sugar
choose answers from 1 cup, one half of a cup, one third of a cup, and one quarter of a cup
 

 

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

A Poppy-Seed Cake (serves 8 people)

1/3 cup poppy seeds
3/4 cup milk

 

3/4 cup butter
1-1/2 cups sugar

 

1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour

 

2-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt

 

4 egg whites, beaten