Ratios and Proportions:Converting a Recipe

Question

In this assignment, you will be using a recipe of your choosing and using ratios to convert the recipe to make enough for 50 people. 

Step 1: Choose a recipe that has at least 4 ingredients.
Step 2: List all the ingredients and the amount of each ingredient in the recipe.  Also list the number of servings it makes.  You do not need to list the directions, only the ingredients.
Step 3: Choose at least four of the ingredients to convert.  For each ingredient, set up a proportion that will find the amount needed of that ingredient to make a recipe for 50 servings.  Showing all work, find the amount of each of the four ingredients you chose. 

 

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• One 12-ounce bag semisweet chocolate chips

 

Answer 1

Step 1:

Choose a recipe that has atleast 4 ingredients.

Consider the ingredients required to make cookies.

cups of all-purpose flour.

teaspoon of baking soda.

sticks of unsalted butter.

up of granulated sugar.

Large eggs.

teaspoon of pure vanilla extract.

Assume this makes 20 servings of cookies.

Step 2:

Find the amount of ingredient required for 50 servings.

Set up a proportion for each ingredient.

Consider cups of all-purpose flour.

5.625 cups of all-purpose flour.

Consider teaspoon of baking soda

2.5 teaspoon of baking soda

Consider sticks of unsalted butter.

3.75 sticks of unsalted butter.

Consider cup of granulated sugar.

1.67 cup of granulated sugar.

Consider Large eggs

5 Large eggs.

Consider teaspoon of pure vanilla extract

2.5 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract.

Therefore the 50 servings requires the following amount ingredients.

5.625 cups of all-purpose flour.

2.5 teaspoon of baking soda.

3.75 sticks of unsalted butter.

1.67 cup of granulated sugar.

5 Large eggs.

2.5 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract.

Solution:

For 50 servings of cookies requires the following amount ingredients:

5.625 cups of all-purpose flour.

2.5 teaspoon of baking soda.

3.75 sticks of unsalted butter.

1.67 cup of granulated sugar.

5 Large eggs.

2.5 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract.