This math topic focuses on mastering ratios and their application to real-world scenarios such as recipe adjustments. The problems involve calculating the necessary quantities of one ingredient based on the ratio to another ingredient and scaling these amounts based on different initial conditions. It particularly emphasizes understanding and manipulating ratios and fractions to solve problems like expanding recipes using integer multiples. This helps develop fraction operation skills within a practical context, such as cooking and mixing ingredients.

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Ratios - Equivalent, Expanding Recipes with Integer Multiples - Fractions Worksheet

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Ratios - Equivalent, Expanding Recipes with Integer Multiples - Fractions
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This sauce needs 1 cup of mustard for every 3/4 cup of ketchup. How many cups of mustard is needed if you have 2 1/4 cup of ketchup
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a A LaTex expression showing 3 \text{cup}
b A LaTex expression showing 11 over 12 \text{cup}
c A LaTex expression showing 111 over 16 \text{cup}
d A LaTex expression showing 41 over 3 \text{cup}
2
This sundae needs 1/2 cup of strawberry for every 1/4 cup of chocolate. How many cups of strawberry is needed if you have 1/2 cup of chocolate
An svg image showing a math problem
a A LaTex expression showing 1 \text{cup}
b A LaTex expression showing 11 over 4 \text{cup}
c A LaTex expression showing 5 \text{cup}
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This sundae needs 1 cup of strawberry for every 3/4 cup of chocolate. How many cups of strawberry is needed if you have 2 1/4 cup of chocolate
An svg image showing a math problem
a A LaTex expression showing 3 \text{cup}
b A LaTex expression showing 16 over 7 \text{cup}
c A LaTex expression showing 111 over 16 \text{cup}
d A LaTex expression showing 41 over 3 \text{cup}
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This sundae needs 1/2 cup of strawberry for every 3/4 cup of chocolate. How many cups of strawberry is needed if you have 3 cup of chocolate
An svg image showing a math problem
a A LaTex expression showing 2 \text{cup}
b A LaTex expression showing 12 over 5 \text{cup}
c A LaTex expression showing 11 over 8 \text{cup}
d A LaTex expression showing 21 over 3 \text{cup}
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This sauce needs 1/4 cup of mustard for every 1/2 cup of ketchup. How many cups of mustard is needed if you have 2 cup of ketchup
An svg image showing a math problem
a A LaTex expression showing 1 \text{cup}
b A LaTex expression showing 1 over 4 \text{cup}
c A LaTex expression showing 3 \text{cup}
d A LaTex expression showing 11 over 2 \text{cup}
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This sundae needs 1/2 cup of strawberry for every 1/4 cup of chocolate. How many cups of strawberry is needed if you have 1 cup of chocolate
An svg image showing a math problem
a A LaTex expression showing 2 \text{cup}
b A LaTex expression showing 12 over 3 \text{cup}
c A LaTex expression showing 21 over 2 \text{cup}
d A LaTex expression showing 5 \text{cup}
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This smoothie needs 3/4 cup of peach for every 1/2 cup of lime. How many cups of peach is needed if you have 2 cup of lime
An svg image showing a math problem
a A LaTex expression showing 3 \text{cup}
b A LaTex expression showing 5 \text{cup}
c A LaTex expression showing 21 over 2 \text{cup}
d A LaTex expression showing 12 over 3 \text{cup}
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This smoothie needs 1 cup of peach for every 3/4 cup of lime. How many cups of peach is needed if you have 2 1/4 cup of lime
An svg image showing a math problem
a A LaTex expression showing 3 \text{cup}
b A LaTex expression showing 31 over 4 \text{cup}
c A LaTex expression showing 41 over 3 \text{cup}
d A LaTex expression showing 16 over 7 \text{cup}