McGraw-Hill Mathematics: Grade 3, Chapter 13

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Tasty Recipes

Tasty Recipes
http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/recipe_links.html

Have fun cooking yummy recipes!

• Click Blueberry Pancakes. Answer questions 1 and 2.
• Then click the back arrow.
• Click Orange Chill. Answer questions 3 and 4.
• Click the back arrow.
• Finally, click Peanut Butter Muffins. Finish your worksheet.

Use the numbers in the recipes to answer the following questions. Write the answers in simplest form.

Blueberry Pancakes

1. If Jessie makes twice as many blueberry pancakes, how much salt will she need?
   
                                                                                       
   
   
2. For the same double batch of pancakes, how much flour will Jessie need?
   
                                                                                       
   
   

Orange Chill

3. Alex has 1 cup of ginger ale. How much ginger ale will be left after making the Orange Chill?
   
                                                                                       
   
   
4. If Alex decides to make twice as much Orange Chill, how much sherbet will he need?
   
                                                                                       
   

Peanut Butter Muffins

5. Jill has 1 cup of vegetable oil. How much oil will be left in the cup after she makes the recipe?
   
                                                                                       
   
   
6. Which ingredient do you use more of in this recipe: vegetable oil or peanut butter?
   
                                                                                       
   
   
7. You just bought a dozen eggs. You need two for the recipe. What fractional part of the crate did you use?
   
                                                                                       
   
   
8. This recipe makes 12 muffins. One quarter of the pieces are served for dessert. How many muffins are eaten?
   
                                                                                       
   
   

Math at Home

Today I explored a Web site with easy-to-make recipes. I found out that if I have 1 cup of oil and I use one-third of a cup, I have _________ of a cup left.

Now you can check your answers. Ask your teacher or parent for the answer sheet.

You can find out more about this topic by asking your teacher or parents to show you other Web sites.