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Recipe Scaler worksheet

Grades 5–6 · CCSS 6.RP.A.3, 5.NF.B.6

Solve each problem and show your work. Round answers to 2 decimal places where needed.

1.
Problem 1.
- Servings the recipe makes: 4
- Servings you want: 7
- Convert scaled amounts to friendlier kitchen units (for example 12 tbsp → 3/4 cup): Yes
- Ingredient 1: 3 cup
- Ingredient 2: 1.1 tsp
- Ingredient 3: 2 tbsp
- Ingredient 4: 1 each / pieces
- Ingredient 5: 125 g
Find: Scale factor
Answer
2.
Problem 2.
- Servings the recipe makes: 5
- Servings you want: 7
- Convert scaled amounts to friendlier kitchen units (for example 12 tbsp → 3/4 cup): Yes
- Ingredient 1: 2 cup
- Ingredient 2: 1.2 tsp
- Ingredient 3: 2 tbsp
- Ingredient 4: 2 each / pieces
- Ingredient 5: 110 g
Find: Scale factor
Answer
3.
Problem 3.
- Servings the recipe makes: 6
- Servings you want: 7
- Convert scaled amounts to friendlier kitchen units (for example 12 tbsp → 3/4 cup): Yes
- Ingredient 1: 3 cup
- Ingredient 2: 1.6 tsp
- Ingredient 3: 4 tbsp
- Ingredient 4: 2 each / pieces
- Ingredient 5: 124 g
Find: Scale factor
Answer
4.
Problem 4.
- Servings the recipe makes: 5
- Servings you want: 6
- Convert scaled amounts to friendlier kitchen units (for example 12 tbsp → 3/4 cup): Yes
- Ingredient 1: 2 cup
- Ingredient 2: 1 tsp
- Ingredient 3: 3 tbsp
- Ingredient 4: 2 each / pieces
- Ingredient 5: 130 g
Find: Scale factor
Answer
5.
Problem 5.
- Servings the recipe makes: 4
- Servings you want: 5
- Convert scaled amounts to friendlier kitchen units (for example 12 tbsp → 3/4 cup): Yes
- Ingredient 1: 2 cup
- Ingredient 2: 1.3 tsp
- Ingredient 3: 4 tbsp
- Ingredient 4: 2 each / pieces
- Ingredient 5: 90 g
Find: Scale factor
Answer
6.
Problem 6.
- Servings the recipe makes: 4
- Servings you want: 5
- Convert scaled amounts to friendlier kitchen units (for example 12 tbsp → 3/4 cup): Yes
- Ingredient 1: 2 cup
- Ingredient 2: 1.6 tsp
- Ingredient 3: 3 tbsp
- Ingredient 4: 2 each / pieces
- Ingredient 5: 90 g
Find: Scale factor
Answer
7.
Problem 7.
- Servings the recipe makes: 4
- Servings you want: 6
- Convert scaled amounts to friendlier kitchen units (for example 12 tbsp → 3/4 cup): Yes
- Ingredient 1: 2 cup
- Ingredient 2: 1.3 tsp
- Ingredient 3: 3 tbsp
- Ingredient 4: 2 each / pieces
- Ingredient 5: 125 g
Find: Scale factor
Answer
8.
Problem 8.
- Servings the recipe makes: 5
- Servings you want: 6
- Convert scaled amounts to friendlier kitchen units (for example 12 tbsp → 3/4 cup): Yes
- Ingredient 1: 2 cup
- Ingredient 2: 1.8 tsp
- Ingredient 3: 2 tbsp
- Ingredient 4: 2 each / pieces
- Ingredient 5: 75 g
Find: Scale factor
Answer
9.
Problem 9.
- Servings the recipe makes: 5
- Servings you want: 7
- Convert scaled amounts to friendlier kitchen units (for example 12 tbsp → 3/4 cup): Yes
- Ingredient 1: 2 cup
- Ingredient 2: 1 tsp
- Ingredient 3: 2 tbsp
- Ingredient 4: 3 each / pieces
- Ingredient 5: 105 g
Find: Scale factor
Answer
10.
Problem 10.
- Servings the recipe makes: 4
- Servings you want: 6
- Convert scaled amounts to friendlier kitchen units (for example 12 tbsp → 3/4 cup): Yes
- Ingredient 1: 3 cup
- Ingredient 2: 1.5 tsp
- Ingredient 3: 3 tbsp
- Ingredient 4: 2 each / pieces
- Ingredient 5: 110 g
Find: Scale factor
Answer

Answer key: Recipe Scaler worksheet

1. Scale factor: 1.75 ×
1. Find the scale factor: the servings you want ÷ the servings the recipe makes
  $\frac{7}{4}$ $= 1.75$
2. Ingredient 1: multiply 3 cup by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $3 cup \times 1.75$ $= 5.25 cup$
3. Ingredient 2: multiply 1.1 tsp by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $1.1 tsp \times 1.75$ $= 1.925 tsp$
4. Ingredient 3: multiply 2 tbsp by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $2 tbsp \times 1.75$ $= 3.5 tbsp$
5. Ingredient 4: multiply 1 each by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $1 each \times 1.75$ $= 1.75 each$
6. Ingredient 5: multiply 125 g by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $125 g \times 1.75$ $= 218.75 g$
2. Scale factor: 1.4 ×
1. Find the scale factor: the servings you want ÷ the servings the recipe makes
  $\frac{7}{5}$ $= 1.4$
2. Ingredient 1: multiply 2 cup by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $2 cup \times 1.4$ $= 2.8 cup$
3. Ingredient 2: multiply 1.2 tsp by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $1.2 tsp \times 1.4$ $= 1.68 tsp$
4. Ingredient 3: multiply 2 tbsp by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $2 tbsp \times 1.4$ $= 2.8 tbsp$
5. Ingredient 4: multiply 2 each by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $2 each \times 1.4$ $= 2.8 each$
6. Ingredient 5: multiply 110 g by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $110 g \times 1.4$ $= 154 g$
3. Scale factor: 1.1667 ×
1. Find the scale factor: the servings you want ÷ the servings the recipe makes
  $\frac{7}{6}$ $= 1.166667$
2. Ingredient 1: multiply 3 cup by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $3 cup \times 1.166667$ $= 3.5 cup$
3. Ingredient 2: multiply 1.6 tsp by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $1.6 tsp \times 1.166667$ $= 1.866667 tsp$
4. Ingredient 3: multiply 4 tbsp by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $4 tbsp \times 1.166667$ $= 4.666667 tbsp$
5. Ingredient 4: multiply 2 each by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $2 each \times 1.166667$ $= 2.333333 each$
6. Ingredient 5: multiply 124 g by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $124 g \times 1.166667$ $= 144.666667 g$
4. Scale factor: 1.2 ×
1. Find the scale factor: the servings you want ÷ the servings the recipe makes
  $\frac{6}{5}$ $= 1.2$
2. Ingredient 1: multiply 2 cup by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $2 cup \times 1.2$ $= 2.4 cup$
3. Ingredient 2: multiply 1 tsp by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $1 tsp \times 1.2$ $= 1.2 tsp$
4. Ingredient 3: multiply 3 tbsp by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $3 tbsp \times 1.2$ $= 3.6 tbsp$
5. Ingredient 4: multiply 2 each by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $2 each \times 1.2$ $= 2.4 each$
6. Ingredient 5: multiply 130 g by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $130 g \times 1.2$ $= 156 g$
5. Scale factor: 1.25 ×
1. Find the scale factor: the servings you want ÷ the servings the recipe makes
  $\frac{5}{4}$ $= 1.25$
2. Ingredient 1: multiply 2 cup by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $2 cup \times 1.25$ $= 2.5 cup$
3. Ingredient 2: multiply 1.3 tsp by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $1.3 tsp \times 1.25$ $= 1.625 tsp$
4. Ingredient 3: multiply 4 tbsp by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $4 tbsp \times 1.25$ $= 5 tbsp$
5. Ingredient 4: multiply 2 each by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $2 each \times 1.25$ $= 2.5 each$
6. Ingredient 5: multiply 90 g by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $90 g \times 1.25$ $= 112.5 g$
6. Scale factor: 1.25 ×
1. Find the scale factor: the servings you want ÷ the servings the recipe makes
  $\frac{5}{4}$ $= 1.25$
2. Ingredient 1: multiply 2 cup by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $2 cup \times 1.25$ $= 2.5 cup$
3. Ingredient 2: multiply 1.6 tsp by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $1.6 tsp \times 1.25$ $= 2 tsp$
4. Ingredient 3: multiply 3 tbsp by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $3 tbsp \times 1.25$ $= 3.75 tbsp$
5. Ingredient 4: multiply 2 each by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $2 each \times 1.25$ $= 2.5 each$
6. Ingredient 5: multiply 90 g by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $90 g \times 1.25$ $= 112.5 g$
7. Scale factor: 1.5 ×
1. Find the scale factor: the servings you want ÷ the servings the recipe makes
  $\frac{6}{4}$ $= 1.5$
2. Ingredient 1: multiply 2 cup by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $2 cup \times 1.5$ $= 3 cup$
3. Ingredient 2: multiply 1.3 tsp by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $1.3 tsp \times 1.5$ $= 1.95 tsp$
4. Ingredient 3: multiply 3 tbsp by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $3 tbsp \times 1.5$ $= 4.5 tbsp$
5. Ingredient 4: multiply 2 each by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $2 each \times 1.5$ $= 3 each$
6. Ingredient 5: multiply 125 g by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $125 g \times 1.5$ $= 187.5 g$
8. Scale factor: 1.2 ×
1. Find the scale factor: the servings you want ÷ the servings the recipe makes
  $\frac{6}{5}$ $= 1.2$
2. Ingredient 1: multiply 2 cup by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $2 cup \times 1.2$ $= 2.4 cup$
3. Ingredient 2: multiply 1.8 tsp by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $1.8 tsp \times 1.2$ $= 2.16 tsp$
4. Ingredient 3: multiply 2 tbsp by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $2 tbsp \times 1.2$ $= 2.4 tbsp$
5. Ingredient 4: multiply 2 each by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $2 each \times 1.2$ $= 2.4 each$
6. Ingredient 5: multiply 75 g by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $75 g \times 1.2$ $= 90 g$
9. Scale factor: 1.4 ×
1. Find the scale factor: the servings you want ÷ the servings the recipe makes
  $\frac{7}{5}$ $= 1.4$
2. Ingredient 1: multiply 2 cup by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $2 cup \times 1.4$ $= 2.8 cup$
3. Ingredient 2: multiply 1 tsp by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $1 tsp \times 1.4$ $= 1.4 tsp$
4. Ingredient 3: multiply 2 tbsp by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $2 tbsp \times 1.4$ $= 2.8 tbsp$
5. Ingredient 4: multiply 3 each by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $3 each \times 1.4$ $= 4.2 each$
6. Ingredient 5: multiply 105 g by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $105 g \times 1.4$ $= 147 g$
10. Scale factor: 1.5 ×
1. Find the scale factor: the servings you want ÷ the servings the recipe makes
  $\frac{6}{4}$ $= 1.5$
2. Ingredient 1: multiply 3 cup by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $3 cup \times 1.5$ $= 4.5 cup$
3. Ingredient 2: multiply 1.5 tsp by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $1.5 tsp \times 1.5$ $= 2.25 tsp$
4. Ingredient 3: multiply 3 tbsp by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $3 tbsp \times 1.5$ $= 4.5 tbsp$
5. Ingredient 4: multiply 2 each by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $2 each \times 1.5$ $= 3 each$
6. Ingredient 5: multiply 110 g by the scale factor, so it keeps the same share of the dish
  $110 g \times 1.5$ $= 165 g$