6th Grade Advanced Math Question

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E♥Lim · Answer 1 · 2011-11-02T12:05:05+0000

6th Grade Advanced Math Question

Anne's Recipe for snack mix serve 12 people but she needs to make enough for 30 people. Th snack mix recipe includes 1 1/2 cups of pretzels, 2 3/4 cups of cereal, 1 1/8 cups of peanuts, 1/3 cup of margarine, and 5/32 cup of soy sauce. How can Anne caculate the amount of each ingredient she needs to serve 30 people? How much of each ingredient will Anne need? How many cups of dry snack mix will there be in all? Explain your answer?

Serve for 12

1½ cup Pretzels 2 3/4 cups cereals 1 1/8 cup peanuts 1/3 margarine 5/32 cup soy sauce

For 30 people she have to increase it to 30/12 = 15/6 = 2.5

1 ½ x 15/6 → 3/2 x 15/6 → 45/12 → 3 3/4 cup Pretzels 11/4 x 15/6 → 165 / 24 → 6 7/8 cup cereals 1 1/8 x 15/6 = 165 / 48 → 3 7/16 cup peanuts 1/3 x 15/6 = 15/18 → 53/64 magarine 5/32 x 15/6 = 75/192 → 25/64 cup soy sauce

E♥Lim · Answer 2 · 2011-11-02T12:08:35+0000

6th Grade Advanced Math Question

Anne's Recipe for snack mix serve 12 people but she needs to make enough for 30 people. Th snack mix recipe includes 1 1/2 cups of pretzels, 2 3/4 cups of cereal, 1 1/8 cups of peanuts, 1/3 cup of margarine, and 5/32 cup of soy sauce. How can Anne caculate the amount of each ingredient she needs to serve 30 people? How much of each ingredient will Anne need? How many cups of dry snack mix will there be in all? Explain your answer?

Serve for 12

1½ cup Pretzels 2 3/4 cups cereals 1 1/8 cup peanuts 1/3 margarine 5/32 cup soy sauce

For 30 people she have to increase it to 30/12 = 15/6 = 2.5

1 ½ x 15/6 → 3/2 x 15/6 → 45/12 → 3 3/4 cup Pretzels

11/4 x 15/6 → 165 / 24 → 6 7/8 cup cereals

1 1/8 x 15/6 = 165 / 48 → 3 7/16 cup peanuts

1/3 x 15/6 = 15/18 → 53/64 magarine

5/32 x 15/6 = 75/192 → 25/64 cup soy sauce

6th Grade Advanced Math Question

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