Question

Here are the ingredients for making fish pie for 6 people.

180 g flour
240g fish
80 g butter
4 eggs
180 ml milk
a)
Clare makes a fish pie for 2 people.
Work out how much fish she needs.
b)
lan makes a fish pie for 15 people.
Work out how much butter he needs.
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Answer 1

a) 80 g of fish

b) 200 g of butter

Explanation:

a) 6 people = 240 g of fish

2 people = 80 g of fish (we divided both sides by 3)

b) 6 people = 80 g of butter

3 people = 40 g of butter (divide both sides by 2)

15 people = 200 g of butter (multiply both sides by 5)