⚖️ Ratio, Proportion & Rates

Recipes

Learn recipes with a GCSE-style explanation, help guide, worked example, practice question and flashcards.

Ratio & ProportionGCSE25 XP completion3 flashcards

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1. Explanation

Key idea

Recipes is part of ratio & proportion and appears often in KS3–GCSE maths.
Recipes are scaled by multiplying or dividing all ingredients by the same factor.
Use the worked model, help guide, interactive question and flashcards to practise recipes until the steps feel automatic.

Shopping, sport, travel, science, design and everyday decisions all use this skill.

2. Visual

Understand the key idea → follow the help guide → practise a question → check your method → build speed with flashcards.

3. Help guide

Learn the rule: Recipes are scaled by multiplying or dividing all ingredients by the same factor.
Worked model: Find the multiplier or one-serving amount. Scale every ingredient by the same factor. Keep the units.
Try the interactive question without looking at the answer first.
Use the flashcards to test the rule, the method and a common check.

4. Worked examples

Answer: 300 ml for 6 servings means 50 ml per serving

5. Interactive questions

6. Flashcards

Flip each card, then choose whether you know it or need more practice.

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FrontRule for Recipes

BackRecipes are scaled by multiplying or dividing all ingredients by the same factor.

FrontExample answer: A recipe uses 200 g flour for 4 cakes. How much for 10 cakes?

Back200 ÷ 4 = 50 g per cake. 50 × 10 = 500 g.

FrontCommon check for Recipes

BackCheck units/notation, compare with an estimate, and make sure the answer matches the question.

7. Finish

When you have read the examples, tried the question and reviewed flashcards, claim your topic completion XP.