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Application of Proportion•
Proportion

Recipes (B) WORKSHEET

Suitable for Year groups: Year 7, Year 8
GCSE Tier: Foundation
Targeting grades: 1-3
Prerequisite knowledge: Competency in short multiplication and division.
Learning Objective: Scale up or down recipes when one is not always a factor or multiple of the other.

Recipes (B) WORKSHEET DESCRIPTION

Recipe problems are the perfect conceptual introduction to direct proportion for many students. They remain ever popular with exam boards and let’s face it, form an important life skill!

In this worksheet, students have 6 recipe cards that need scaling by an integer and fractional scale factors. Examples include recipes from 4 to 1 and 8 to 5.

Metric and imperial units are used, which is an opportunity for discussion with pupils.

Your learners will be faced with challenges such as 3 ÷ 5 and should be encouraged to complete this worksheet without a calculator.

All worksheets are created by the team of experienced teachers at Cazoom Maths.

Recipes worksheet fit for students in year 7 and year 8

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Frequently Asked Questions

Pupils should have competency in short multiplication and division before tackling these recipe scaling problems. Since the worksheet is designed to be completed without a calculator, students need to be comfortable with these fundamental arithmetic operations. This foundation will help them confidently work through the integer and fractional scale factors required.