Math Exercises Chapter 4, 3rd ed
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Math Exercises
Chapter 4
1.
How many 1-cup servings are in a lemonade recipe that yields 10 gallons?
2.
If a soup recipe yields 20 gallons, how many 5 fluid-ounce portions will the recipe make? (Tip: 1 gallon = 128 fl oz).
3.
How many 15-ounce jumbo chocolate chip cookies can be prepared from 75 pounds of cookie dough?
4.
If a stir-fry recipe requires ½ cup of teriyaki sauce per serving, how many servings of stir-fry can be made from 3 quarts of teriyaki sauce?
5.
If a chowder recipe yields 50 100-milliliter portions, what is the total yield of the recipe in liters?
6.
If 25 milliliters of extra-virgin olive oil is drizzled over finished pasta dishes, how many pasta dishes can be finished from a 3-liter container of extra-virgin olive oil?
7.
How many 12-ounce bags of frozen peaches are needed to make peach sorbet that calls for 3 pints of frozen peaches? (Tip: 1 cup of frozen peaches weighs about 6 oz).
8.
What is the equivalent of 5 teaspoons of baking soda in ounces?
9.
How many grams of sugar are in a 4-pound bag of sugar? (Tip: 1 lb = 454 g)
10.
If a chef prepares 10 ounces of poultry seasoning mix, how many grams of seasoning mix has been prepared? (Tip: 1oz – 28.4g)
11.
A produce stand where fresh items are brought in daily uses day-old spinach and overripe bananas in their signature green smoothie recipe. If one serving of the green smoothie is 300 milliliters, what is one serving of the smoothie in cups? (Tip: 1c = 236.6mL. Round to one decimal place.)
12.
If a salad dressing recipe calls for 3.5 liters of olive oil, is 4 quarts of olive oil enough to make
the salad dressing? (Tip: 1 qt = 0.95 L).
13.
If a meatball recipe calls for 10 pounds of ground beef, is 5 kilograms of ground beef enough
to make the meatballs? (Tip: 1 kg = 2.2 pounds).
14.
If 20 liters of lemon juice are needed, and one case of lemons yields 4 quarts of lemon juice, how many cases of lemons are required? (Tip: 1 qt = 0.95L).
15.
How many ounces of cornstarch are there in a box containing 300 grams of cornstarch? (Tip:
1 oz = 28.4 g)
16.
Trimmed produce leaves are saved for composting and used for the flower beds in front of a
deli. If 4.5 pounds of leaves are trimmed from produce every week, how many kilograms of trimmed leaves will be composted in a year. (Tip: 1lb = 0.454kg)
17.
If a brownie recipe yields 36 brownies, what scaling factor is needed to scale the recipe to yield 396 brownies?
18.
If a recipe yields 2 pounds of quinoa-kale salad, what scaling factor would be used to make 15 pounds of quinoa-kale salad?
19.
After picking apples at a local orchard, the owner of a bakery adds apple fritters to the menu. At the end of the day, 20 apple fritters are left to repurpose into bread pudding. If 6 fritters make one pan of bread pudding, what is the scaling factor that the other ingredients need to be multiplied by in order to use the 20 fritters for bread pudding? (Show as a mixed number. [a fraction])
20.
If a tiramisu recipe yields 12 servings, what scaling factor would be used to make 156 servings?
21.
If a recipe yields 72 muffins, what scaling factor would be used to make 45 mini-muffins?
22.
A chef with a nose-to-tail cooking approach purchases whole turkeys since it is cost-effective
and helps eliminate food waste. The chef uses the bones for stock, various parts for gravy, and different cuts for entrees, including 87 pot pies. If the recipe for turkey pot pie yields 116 pot pies, what scaling factor would be used to make 87 turkey pot pies?
23.
If a pasta sauce recipe yields 4 gallons of pasta sauce, what scaling factor is needed to scale the recipe to yield 3 quarts?
24.
If a bread recipe yields 12 pounds of dough, what scaling factor is needed to scale the recipe
to yield 50 pounds?
25.
A restaurant that serves roasted cauliflower as a side dish has five cauliflower heads left over. To use the leftover cauliflower, the chef will make crispy battered cauliflower bites for an appetizer the next day. If the recipe yields 20 servings, what scaling factor would be used to yield 30 servings?
26.
If a chicken fajita recipe yields 20 3-ounce fajitas, what scaling factor is needed to scale the recipe to yield 50 4-ounce portions?
27.
If a kombucha tea recipe yields 60 servings, 8 fluid ounces each, what scaling factor is needed to scale the recipe to yield 90 servings, 10 fluid ounces each?
28.
If a cream of asparagus soup recipe normally calls for 12 kilograms of asparagus, but the chef wants to use 18 kilograms of asparagus, what is the scaling factor that the other ingredients need to be multiplied by?
29.
A banquet facility where leftover food was a problem reduced waste and expenses by modifying and testing standardized recipes to ensure portion control. If their new minestrone soup recipe calls for 6-ounce portions, what scaling factor should be used to prepare 180 portions if the original recipe yielded 50 portions?
30.
To produce 12 pounds of egg noodles, 32 large eggs are required. What is the scaling factor that the other ingredients need to be multiplied by if only 24 large eggs are available?
31.
Instead of discarding 6 pounds of fresh carrots that were accidentally frozen and are no longer crisp, the chef will use them in a vegetable stock. If the stock recipe calls for 12 ounces of carrots to yield 1 gallon, what scaling factor should be used to prepare stock from the 6 pounds of carrots?
32.
If a smoothie recipe calls for 8 pints of mango juice, but only 10 cups of mango juice are available, what is the scaling factor that the other ingredients in the drink recipe need to be multiplied by?
33.
A café has leftover watermelon after a catered luncheon. To ensure the watermelon is used,
the café features it in a watermelon-basil lemonade. If the original lemonade recipe yields 4 ½ cups, what scaling factor should be used to yield 4 gallons of the watermelon-basil lemonade?
34.
A donut recipe calls for 3 pounds of pastry flour and yields 60 donuts. If the recipe is scaled to make 200 donuts, how many pounds of pastry flour is required?
35.
If 1 pound of raw spaghetti noodles makes 5 cups of cooked spaghetti noodles, how many pounds of raw spaghetti noodles would be needed to make 30 cups of cooked noodles?
36.
How many gallons of bolognaise sauce can be made using 4.75 pounds of ground chuck if the original recipe yields 1 gallon and calls for 2.5 pounds of ground chuck?
37.
A restaurant with an on-site garden uses leftover coffee grounds as a medium for growing mushrooms. If 5 ½ pounds of coffee grounds grow enough mushroom spores to yield 3
pounds of mushrooms, how many pounds of coffee grounds are needed to yield 20 pounds of mushrooms? (Show as a mixed number. [a fraction])
38.
A chili recipe calls for 12 ounces of finely diced onions and normally yields 2 gallons. If the recipe is scaled to make 2 quarts, how many ounces of finely diced onions are required?
39.
A puff pastry recipe calls for 18 ounces of butter and yields 4.5 pounds. How many ounces of
butter are required to make 1.5 pounds of puff pastry?
40.
If 1 pint of cherry tomatoes weighs 300 grams, how many pints of cherry tomatoes are required for a recipe that calls for 6 kilograms of cherry tomatoes?
41.
A jalapeno Cheddar cornbread recipe that yields 9 servings requires 4 ounces of butter. If the recipe is scaled to yield 198 servings, how many pounds of butter are required?
42.
A sweet and sour pork recipe calls for 10 pounds of pork tenderloin and the recipe yields 30 8-ounce servings. If the recipe is scaled to yield 50 10-ounce servings, how many pounds of pork tenderloin are required?
43.
If 15 pounds of ground bison meat yields 40 bison burger patties, 6 ounces each, how many pounds of ground bison meat are needed if the recipe is scaled to yield 90 burger patties, 8 ounces each?
44.
A recipe for soft pretzels calls for 2 teaspoons of salt and yields 36 pretzels. If the recipe is scaled to yield 324 pretzels, how many tablespoons of salt are required?
45.
A crab cake recipe calls for 2 ounces of diced celery and yields 20 crab cakes. If the recipe is scaled to make 320 crab cakes, how many pounds of diced celery is required?
46.
A gumbo recipe calls for 4 quarts of cooked rice and yields 80 six-ounce servings. If the recipe is scaled to yield 12 5-ounce servings, how many cups of cooked rice are required?
47.
If a chicken enchilada recipe calls for 2 pounds of shredded cheddar cheese and yields 32 enchiladas, how many ounces of shredded cheddar cheese are needed to yield 8 enchiladas?
48.
A restaurant with seasonal demand scales recipes down during slower months to reduce waste and costs. If the restaurant’s chicken marsala uses 6 pounds of cremini mushrooms to
yield 48 portions, how many pounds and ounces of cremini mushrooms are needed to yield 12 portions?
49.
If a fruit tart recipe calls for 30 ounces of apricot filling and yields 24 tarts, how many kilograms of apricot filling would be required to yield 240 tarts? (Tip: 1oz = 28.4g).
50.
If a seafood bisque recipe calls for 1 pint of sherry and yields 4 gallons, how many liters of sherry would be required to yield 12 gallons of the bisque? (Tip:1 L = 1.06 qts)
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