Divide fractions by whole numbers in recipes
Divide fractions by whole numbers in recipes
What you'll learn
- Solve division problems involving fractions and whole numbers within recipe contexts with 80% accuracy.
- Explain how dividing a fractional ingredient in a recipe by a whole number changes the quantity of that ingredient.
- Apply the concept of dividing fractions by whole numbers to adjust recipe ingredient amounts when halving or tripling a recipe.
- Create a new recipe for a single serving based on a recipe that serves a larger number of people, accurately dividing all fractional ingredients by the appropriate whole number to scale it down.
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Divide fractions by whole numbers in recipes is a Grade 8 Mathematics lesson on ExcelOS.
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