Matt uses 3 tablespoons of breadcrumbs in his recipe for turkey meatballs. Today he must double the recipe. His tablespoon measu

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4 years ago

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Matt uses 3 tablespoons of breadcrumbs in his recipe for turkey meatballs. Today he must double the recipe. His tablespoon measu

ring spoon is dirty so he will use a ½ tablespoon measuring spoon. Explain how he can find the number of ½ tablespoons of breadcrumbs he must measure?

Mathematics

2 answers:

Jlenok [28] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-07T19:44:33+03:00

Jlenok [28]4 years ago

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12 because 1/2 times 2= 6

Marina CMI [18] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-07T17:17:44+03:00

Marina CMI [18]4 years ago

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If he knows that he is doubling his recipe then first he needs to know how many tablespoons of breadcrumbs he needs. 3 * 2 = 6 tablespoons. Because he is using half tablespoons he needs to multiply that by 2 again. 6 * 2 = 12.