Recipe Maths Skills

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🍰 Part 1: Recipe Measurements

1. A cake recipe needs 250g of flour. You have 180g. How much more flour do you need?

70g

430g

60g

2. Which measurement is the largest?

500ml

1 litre

750ml

3. A recipe serves 4 people. You need to cook for 8 people. What do you need to do?

Double all ingredients

Add 4 more ingredients

Use half the ingredients

4. Estimate: About how many 200ml cups can you fill from a 1 litre jug?

3 cups

5 cups

10 cups

💰 Part 2: Recipe Budget

5. Calculate the total cost for these ingredients:

Shopping List:

• Eggs: £1.20

• Flour: £0.80

• Butter: £2.50

• Sugar: £1.10

Total cost: £ ____________

6. You have £10 to spend. Using the prices above, how much change will you get?

Change: £ ____________

7. Which ingredients could you buy with exactly £3.00? Tick all that apply:

Eggs + Flour

Butter + Eggs

Sugar + Flour + Eggs

🎯 Extension & Reflection

8. Extension Task: A biscuit recipe uses 300g flour for 24 biscuits. How much flour is needed for 36 biscuits?

Answer: ________ g

9. Explain your method for question 8 in your own words:

10. Success Check: Tick what you can do confidently today:

Add and subtract weights and volumes

Calculate money totals and change

Double recipe quantities

Estimate measurements

🌟 Differentiation Support:

• Use real measuring tools and ingredients for hands-on practice

• Work with a partner to discuss strategies

• Draw pictures or use number lines to help with calculations

Recipe Math Skills

Recipe Maths Skills

🍰 Part 1: Recipe Measurements

💰 Part 2: Recipe Budget

🎯 Extension & Reflection

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