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6 Recipe Math

L amar is making macaroni and cheese for his friends. He wants to be able to serve 6 people and have enough for everyone to have one helping—but the recipe he’s using only makes 4 servings. What will Lamar need to do? This is a little more tricky. He needs his recipe to make 1/2 more than it does. So first he’ll need to divide each ingredient amount by 2. And then he’ll need to add that amount to the original amount. On the next page, change the recipe so that it will make 6 servings instead of 4. The first in- gredient has been done for you.

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