IXL | Add, subtract, and multiply fractions in recipes

If you mix the red onions and cranberries together, how many cups will there be in all?

Zesty spinach salad

INGREDIENTS:

4 cups spinach

cup red onions

cups cranberries

1 cup mandarin oranges

cups almonds

1 teaspoon black pepper

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

cups

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What quantity of cinnamon would you need to make 4 times as much as the original recipe?

Banana cake

INGREDIENTS:

cups sugar

cups flour

cups mashed bananas

cups milk

cups vegetable oil

teaspoons vanilla

teaspoons cinnamon

teaspoons baking powder

2 eggs

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

teaspoons

solution

The recipe calls for

teaspoons of cinnamon. To make 4 times as much as the original recipe, multiply this amount by 4.

Write

as an improper fraction.

Write 4 as an improper fraction.

Multiply the numerators, then multiply the denominators. Simplify your answer.

You would need 6 teaspoons of cinnamon.

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Lesson: Adding mixed numbers

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Lesson: Multiplying fractions and whole numbers

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