Question

Shown below is a recipe for stuffed turkey stuffed turkey serves 4 turkey 500g red onion 1 garlic cloves 2 chestnut mushrooms 150g spinach 140g chicken stock 300ml mary wants to make stuffed turkey for 10 people how much of each ingredient is needed? Include units

Answer 1

Based on the constant of proportionality, the quantity of each ingredient that is needed is as follows:

Ingredients Recipe for 10

Red onion 1,250g

Garlic cloves 2.5

Chestnut mushrooms 5

Spinach 375g

Chicken 350g

Stock 750ml

The constant of proportionality to the ratio of one quantity or value compared to another.

The number of people served = 4

The number of people to be served = 10

The constant of proportionality = 2.5:1 (10:4)

Ingredients Receipe for 4 Recipe for 10

Red onion 500g 1,250g (500/4 x 10)

Garlic cloves 1 2.5 (1/4 x 10)

Chestnut mushrooms 2 5 (2/4 x 10)

Spinach 150g 375g (150/4 x 10)

Chicken 140g 350g (140/4 x 10)

Stock 300ml 750ml (300/4 x 10)