Question

this list shows the ingredients needed to make 8 pancakes. 240g plain flour, 2 eggs, 600ml milk. Dan wants to make 12 pancakes. what quantity of each ingredient should he use?

Answer 1

To make 12 pancakes Dan should use: 360 g of plain flour, 3 eggs and 900 ml of milk

Explanation:

To make pancakes it is required plain flour, eggs and milk.

Dan uses 240 g of flour, 2 eggs and 600 ml of milk to make 8 pancakes.

Now, he wants to make 12 pancakes. We need to calculate the materials required to make them.

We can use a factor to calculate the amount required. We can divide the material in 8 and multiply by 12. The result will be the materials required.

Flour:

240 * (12/8) = 360 g of flour.

Eggs:

2 * (12/8) = 3 eggs

Milk

600 * (12/8) = 900 ml of milk.

Finally, we can conclude that To make 12 pancakes Dan should use: 360 g of plain flour, 3 eggs and 900 ml of milk.