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Yeast worksheet

Grade 6 · CCSS 6.RP.A.3, 6.RP.A.3.d

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

1.
Problem 1.
- Yeast in the recipe: Active dry yeast
- Amount in the recipe: 2 packets (1/4 oz)
- Yeast you have: Instant (rapid-rise or bread machine) yeast
Find: Instant yeast to use
Answer
2.
Problem 2.
- Yeast in the recipe: Active dry yeast
- Amount in the recipe: 2 packets (1/4 oz)
- Yeast you have: Fresh (cake or compressed) yeast
Find: Fresh yeast to use
Answer
3.
Problem 3.
- Yeast in the recipe: Instant (rapid-rise or bread machine) yeast
- Amount in the recipe: 1 packets (1/4 oz)
- Yeast you have: Active dry yeast
Find: Active dry yeast to use
Answer
4.
Problem 4.
- Yeast in the recipe: Active dry yeast
- Amount in the recipe: 1 packets (1/4 oz)
- Yeast you have: Fresh (cake or compressed) yeast
Find: Fresh yeast to use
Answer
5.
Problem 5.
- Yeast in the recipe: Instant (rapid-rise or bread machine) yeast
- Amount in the recipe: 1 packets (1/4 oz)
- Yeast you have: Fresh (cake or compressed) yeast
Find: Fresh yeast to use
Answer
6.
Problem 6.
- Yeast in the recipe: Instant (rapid-rise or bread machine) yeast
- Amount in the recipe: 2 packets (1/4 oz)
- Yeast you have: Fresh (cake or compressed) yeast
Find: Fresh yeast to use
Answer
7.
Problem 7.
- Yeast in the recipe: Active dry yeast
- Amount in the recipe: 1 packets (1/4 oz)
- Yeast you have: Instant (rapid-rise or bread machine) yeast
Find: Instant yeast to use
Answer
8.
Problem 8.
- Yeast in the recipe: Instant (rapid-rise or bread machine) yeast
- Amount in the recipe: 1 packets (1/4 oz)
- Yeast you have: Instant (rapid-rise or bread machine) yeast
Find: Instant yeast to use
Answer
9.
Problem 9.
- Yeast in the recipe: Active dry yeast
- Amount in the recipe: 1 packets (1/4 oz)
- Yeast you have: Active dry yeast
Find: Active dry yeast to use
Answer
10.
Problem 10.
- Yeast in the recipe: Active dry yeast
- Amount in the recipe: 3 packets (1/4 oz)
- Yeast you have: Fresh (cake or compressed) yeast
Find: Fresh yeast to use
Answer

Answer key: Yeast worksheet

1. Instant yeast to use: 11.2 g
1. Change the amount to grams, since the strength ratio works by weight (1 packet = 7 g)
  $2 packets \times 7$ $= 14 g$
2. Adjust for strength: you need 1 g of instant yeast for every 1.25 g of active dry yeast to get the same rise
  $14 g \times \frac{1}{1.25}$ $= 11.2 g$
3. Express it in level teaspoons (about 3.11 g each, since a 7 g packet is 2 1/4 tsp)
  $\frac{11.2 g}{3.1111}$ $= 3.6 tsp$
2. Fresh yeast to use: 33.6 g
1. Change the amount to grams, since the strength ratio works by weight (1 packet = 7 g)
  $2 packets \times 7$ $= 14 g$
2. Adjust for strength: you need 3 g of fresh yeast for every 1.25 g of active dry yeast to get the same rise
  $14 g \times \frac{3}{1.25}$ $= 33.6 g$
3. Active dry yeast to use: 8.75 g
1. Change the amount to grams, since the strength ratio works by weight (1 packet = 7 g)
  $1 packets \times 7$ $= 7 g$
2. Adjust for strength: you need 1.25 g of active dry yeast for every 1 g of instant yeast to get the same rise
  $7 g \times \frac{1.25}{1}$ $= 8.75 g$
3. Express it in level teaspoons (about 3.11 g each, since a 7 g packet is 2 1/4 tsp)
  $\frac{8.75 g}{3.1111}$ $= 2.8125 tsp$
4. Fresh yeast to use: 16.8 g
1. Change the amount to grams, since the strength ratio works by weight (1 packet = 7 g)
  $1 packets \times 7$ $= 7 g$
2. Adjust for strength: you need 3 g of fresh yeast for every 1.25 g of active dry yeast to get the same rise
  $7 g \times \frac{3}{1.25}$ $= 16.8 g$
5. Fresh yeast to use: 21 g
1. Change the amount to grams, since the strength ratio works by weight (1 packet = 7 g)
  $1 packets \times 7$ $= 7 g$
2. Adjust for strength: you need 3 g of fresh yeast for every 1 g of instant yeast to get the same rise
  $7 g \times \frac{3}{1}$ $= 21 g$
6. Fresh yeast to use: 42 g
1. Change the amount to grams, since the strength ratio works by weight (1 packet = 7 g)
  $2 packets \times 7$ $= 14 g$
2. Adjust for strength: you need 3 g of fresh yeast for every 1 g of instant yeast to get the same rise
  $14 g \times \frac{3}{1}$ $= 42 g$
7. Instant yeast to use: 5.6 g
1. Change the amount to grams, since the strength ratio works by weight (1 packet = 7 g)
  $1 packets \times 7$ $= 7 g$
2. Adjust for strength: you need 1 g of instant yeast for every 1.25 g of active dry yeast to get the same rise
  $7 g \times \frac{1}{1.25}$ $= 5.6 g$
3. Express it in level teaspoons (about 3.11 g each, since a 7 g packet is 2 1/4 tsp)
  $\frac{5.6 g}{3.1111}$ $= 1.8 tsp$
8. Instant yeast to use: 7 g
1. Change the amount to grams, since the strength ratio works by weight (1 packet = 7 g)
  $1 packets \times 7$ $= 7 g$
2. Adjust for strength: you need 1 g of instant yeast for every 1 g of instant yeast to get the same rise
  $7 g \times \frac{1}{1}$ $= 7 g$
3. Express it in level teaspoons (about 3.11 g each, since a 7 g packet is 2 1/4 tsp)
  $\frac{7 g}{3.1111}$ $= 2.25 tsp$
9. Active dry yeast to use: 7 g
1. Change the amount to grams, since the strength ratio works by weight (1 packet = 7 g)
  $1 packets \times 7$ $= 7 g$
2. Adjust for strength: you need 1.25 g of active dry yeast for every 1.25 g of active dry yeast to get the same rise
  $7 g \times \frac{1.25}{1.25}$ $= 7 g$
3. Express it in level teaspoons (about 3.11 g each, since a 7 g packet is 2 1/4 tsp)
  $\frac{7 g}{3.1111}$ $= 2.25 tsp$
10. Fresh yeast to use: 50.4 g
1. Change the amount to grams, since the strength ratio works by weight (1 packet = 7 g)
  $3 packets \times 7$ $= 21 g$
2. Adjust for strength: you need 3 g of fresh yeast for every 1.25 g of active dry yeast to get the same rise
  $21 g \times \frac{3}{1.25}$ $= 50.4 g$