IXL | Multiply fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers in recipes

What quantity of cinnamon would you need to make a double recipe?

Very cherry pie

INGREDIENTS:

cups cherries

1 cup sugar

cup flour

teaspoons vanilla

teaspoon cinnamon

1 pie crust

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

teaspoons

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What quantity of butter would you need to make a double recipe?

Crispy apple crisp

INGREDIENTS:

cups apples

1 cup sugar

cup flour

teaspoon oats

cup butter

1 teaspoon cinnamon

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

cups

The recipe calls for

of a cup of butter. To double the recipe, multiply this amount by 2.

Write 2 as an improper fraction.

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

You would need

cups of butter.

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