Question

Here are the ingredients needed to make 8 pancakes

250ml milk
1 egg
140 g flour
5 g butter
a) simon makes 4 pancakes
workout how much milk he needs
b) craig makes 12 pancakes
workout how much butter he needs

Answer 1

a. 4 pancakes = 250ml/2 = 125 ml of milk

b. 12 pancakes = 250ml x 1.5 = 375ml of milk

Explanation:

4 pancakes is half of 8 so divide total milk by 2 to get 4 pancakes worth of milk.

12 pancakes is 1.5x of 8 pancakes so multiply 250 by 1.5 and you'll get 12 pancakes worth of milk