This math topic focuses on practical applications of ratios and fractions, specifically in scenarios related to recipes and mixtures. It involves solving problems that require finding the amount of one ingredient based on the given quantity of another, using equivalent ratios. Each problem provides a specific ingredient ratio and asks to calculate the needed quantity when another ingredient's amount is varied. This helps strengthen understanding of proportional relationships and manipulation of fractions within real-world contexts such as cooking or mixing colors.

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

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Ratios - Equivalent, Shrinking Recipes with Integer Multiples - Fractions
1
This sauce needs 3/4 cup of mustard for every 3/8 cup of ketchup. How many cups of mustard is needed if you have 1/8 cup of ketchup
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a A LaTex expression showing 1 over 4 \text{cup}
b A LaTex expression showing 11 over 35 \text{cup}
c A LaTex expression showing 32 over 3 \text{cup}
d A LaTex expression showing 11 over 96 \text{cup}
2
This sundae needs 3 cup of strawberry for every 2 5/8 cup of chocolate. How many cups of strawberry is needed if you have 7/8 cup of chocolate
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a A LaTex expression showing 1 \text{cup}
b A LaTex expression showing 29 over 168 \text{cup}
c A LaTex expression showing 657 over 64 \text{cup}
d A LaTex expression showing 35 over 8 \text{cup}
3
This sundae needs 2 1/2 cup of strawberry for every 3 cup of chocolate. How many cups of strawberry is needed if you have 3/4 cup of chocolate
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a A LaTex expression showing 5 over 8 \text{cup}
b A LaTex expression showing 51 over 3 \text{cup}
c A LaTex expression showing 15 over 11 \text{cup}
d A LaTex expression showing 2 over 3 \text{cup}
4
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 1/4 cup of lime
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a A LaTex expression showing 3 over 8 \text{cup}
b A LaTex expression showing 5 over 17 \text{cup}
c A LaTex expression showing 5 \text{cup}
d A LaTex expression showing 5 over 16 \text{cup}
5
This sundae needs 1 3/4 cup of strawberry for every 1 1/2 cup of chocolate. How many cups of strawberry is needed if you have 3/4 cup of chocolate
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a A LaTex expression showing 7 over 8 \text{cup}
b A LaTex expression showing 17 over 16 \text{cup}
c A LaTex expression showing 72 over 3 \text{cup}
d A LaTex expression showing 23 over 48 \text{cup}
6
This sundae needs 1 1/2 cup of strawberry for every 1 cup of chocolate. How many cups of strawberry is needed if you have 1/4 cup of chocolate
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a A LaTex expression showing 3 over 8 \text{cup}
b A LaTex expression showing 4 \text{cup}
c A LaTex expression showing 1 over 2 \text{cup}
d A LaTex expression showing 4 over 9 \text{cup}
7
This smoothie needs 1 1/4 cup of peach for every 1 1/2 cup of lime. How many cups of peach is needed if you have 3/4 cup of lime
An svg image showing a math problem
a A LaTex expression showing 5 over 8 \text{cup}
b A LaTex expression showing 17 over 48 \text{cup}
c A LaTex expression showing 11 over 16 \text{cup}
d A LaTex expression showing 17 over 19 \text{cup}
8
This sundae needs 3/4 cup of strawberry for every 1 1/8 cup of chocolate. How many cups of strawberry is needed if you have 3/8 cup of chocolate
An svg image showing a math problem
a A LaTex expression showing 1 over 4 \text{cup}
b A LaTex expression showing 17 over 41 \text{cup}
c A LaTex expression showing 81 over 256 \text{cup}
d A LaTex expression showing 17 over 32 \text{cup}