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Double a Recipe: Fractions Worksheet for 4th Grade

Doubling a cookie recipe is fractions homework in disguise. Kids double every ingredient in a Harvest Moon Oatmeal Cookie recipe, then bake if you like.

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Double a Recipe: Fractions Worksheet for 4th Grade – Homeschool Safari

What your child practices

✓Multiplying fractions by a whole number
✓Writing mixed numbers
✓Using fractions in real life
✓Measuring in cups and teaspoons

How to use it

  1. Read the one-batch recipe together.
  2. Multiply each amount by 2: multiply the top number, keep the bottom.
  3. Bake the double batch and check your math with real measuring cups.
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Try this at homeUse real measuring cups to show that 2 × 1/2 cup really is 1 cup.

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Recipe worksheet + answer key · Print and go

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Questions parents ask

What is the kitchen trick?

Multiply the top number (numerator) and keep the bottom number (denominator) the same.

Is there an answer key?

Yes, the answer key is included.

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