Question

Here are the ingredients needed to make 8 pancakes.

250 ml milk
1 egg
140 g flour
5g butter
a)
Simon makes 4 pancakes.
Work out how much milk he needs.
b) Craig makes 12 pancakes.
Work out how much butter he needs,

Answer 1

a) 125 ml milk

b) 7,5 g

Explanation:

a) 250 : 2 = 125 (half)

because 8 : 2 = 4 (half to)

b) take the quatity of 4 pancakes for base

4 * 3 = 12 pancakes

for 4 pacakes you need 2,5g (5 : 2)

then 2,5 * 3 = 7,5g