Question

This recipe makes 4 portions of potato soup.

Richard follows the recipe but wants to make 12 portions.
Complete the amounts of each ingredient that he needs.

Recipe: Serves 4
40 mL oil
50 g onions
400 g potatoes
500 mL milk

Answer 1

120 ml oil

150 g onions

1200 g potatoes

1500 ml milk

Explanation:

the recipe makes 4 portions. Richard wants 12.

4×3=12

Multiply the recipe by 3 to get 12 portions.

Answer 2

120 ml oil

150g onions

1.2 kg potatoes

1.5 litres milk

Explanation:

The revipe serves 4 people, but Richard wants to serve 12 people. This is 3x the number of people intended.

So, multiply all the fiven ingredients by 3 as well.

Oil = 40ml x 3 = 120ml

Onions = 50g x 3 = 150g

Potatoes = 400g x 3 = 1200g = 1.2 kg

Milk = 500ml x 3 = 1500ml = 1.5 litres

Hope this helps