Mashed Potatoes Proportions

2024-11-11 07:42:04

Mashed Potatoes Proportions


šŸ„” "Why do we never have enough mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving?" In this updatedactivity, students will dive into the math of mashed potatoes planning to ensure thereā€™s plenty to go around! Theyā€™ll adjust a recipe for various serving sizes, converting between decimals and fractions and setting up expressions to determine how much of each ingredient is needed.Ā 

Donā€™t forget to kick off this activity with a starter that invites students to tap into their number sense.Ā 

ā° Around 45 to 55 minutes, including the starter

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