1. Elizabeth planned to make 6 pans of apple crisp for the day, using extra tart granny smith apples-just like her grandmother had. But after peeling, coring, and slicing she had a major problem: she only had 10 cups of apple slices. it was getting late and she needed to get some pans of apple crisp into the over. she knew that 10 cups of apple was 2 1/2 times as much 4 cups she needed, so she decided to use multiplication to figure 2 1/2 batches. Base on her hasty decision, how much each of each ingredient will she need?
To determine the quantities of each ingredient Elizabeth will need, we'll start by finding the amount of each ingredient required for one batch of apple crisp.
Given that 4 cups of apple slices are needed for one batch, we can multiply this value by 2 1/2 (or 2.5) to get the total amount of apple slices needed for 2 1/2 batches.
4 cups * 2.5 = 10 cups of apple slices
Since Elizabeth already has 10 cups of apple slices, indicating she has enough apples for the recipe, we can move on to the other ingredients.
Now, let's assume the other ingredients needed for one batch of apple crisp are:
- 1 cup of flour
- 1 cup of oats
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- 1/2 cup of butter
- A pinch of cinnamon
Since we are making 2 1/2 batches, we need to multiply each ingredient's quantity by 2 1/2:
Flour: 1 cup * 2.5 = 2.5 cups
Oats: 1 cup * 2.5 = 2.5 cups
Brown Sugar: 1 cup * 2.5 = 2.5 cups
Butter: 1/2 cup * 2.5 = 1.25 cups (or 1 cup and 1/4 cup, if using 1/4 cup measurements)
Cinnamon: A pinch * 2 1/2 = A pinch (since a pinch is a relative measurement)
Therefore, Elizabeth will need the following amounts for 2 1/2 batches of apple crisp:
- 10 cups of apple slices
- 2.5 cups of flour
- 2.5 cups of oats
- 2.5 cups of brown sugar
- 1.25 cups (or 1 cup and 1/4 cup) of butter
- A pinch of cinnamon.
To calculate the required amount of ingredients for 2 1/2 batches of apple crisp, we will first calculate the ingredient quantities for one batch and then multiply them by 2.5.
For one batch of apple crisp (4 cups of apple slices):
- Apples: 4 cups
- Sugar: This depends on personal taste, but let's assume 1/2 cup of sugar.
- Flour: Let's assume 1/2 cup of flour.
- Butter: Let's assume 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter.
- Cinnamon: Let's assume 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
Now, to calculate the ingredient quantities for 2 1/2 batches, we will multiply each ingredient by 2.5:
- Apples: 4 cups x 2.5 = 10 cups
- Sugar: 1/2 cup x 2.5 = 1.25 cups
- Flour: 1/2 cup x 2.5 = 1.25 cups
- Butter: 1/2 cup x 2.5 = 1.25 cups
- Cinnamon: 1 teaspoon x 2.5 = 2.5 teaspoons
Therefore, to make 2 1/2 batches of apple crisp, Elizabeth will need:
- 10 cups of apple slices
- 1.25 cups of sugar
- 1.25 cups of flour
- 1.25 cups of butter
- 2.5 teaspoons of cinnamon.