Question

Starla is making hot cocoa. She plans to multiply the recipe by 4 to make enough hot cocoa for the whole class. If the recipe calls for 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, will she need more than 1/2 teaspoon or less than 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract to make all the hot cocoa?

Answer 1

To answer this question, let us try to analyze the problem. Given that the recipe calls for 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract, one recipe will not be enough for the whole class. Since Starla will multiply the recipe by 4, this would also mean that she would have to multiply the vanilla extract by 4 too, making it a total of 2 teaspoons. So the answer for this is that, she will need more than 1/2 teaspoon. Hope this answer helps.