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Mathematics: relationships for creating · Lesson 03 / 08

Recipes that grow together

Every two paper lanterns use three sheets. How can we plan six lanterns while keeping the same recipe? The word “every” holds a relationship.

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  1. 1

    The ratio is 2 lanterns to 3 sheets. To go from 2 to 6 lanterns, multiply by 3. The sheets must also be multiplied by 3: 9 sheets.

  2. 2

    Adding 4 to both sides would give 6 lanterns and 7 sheets, changing the recipe. Equivalent ratios preserve the multiplicative factor, not the difference.

  3. 3

    One lantern uses 3 ÷ 2 = 1.5 sheets in this idealised recipe. Half a sheet can be reused here; buying whole packs in another problem would require accounting for leftovers.

  4. 4

    If no lanterns are made, this rule requires zero sheets. Later we will see a plan with a fixed part that does not grow in the same way.

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YOUR MISSION

Scale a ratio by multiplying both quantities by the same factor.

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Same recipe, different size

Idealised recipe: 2 lanterns use 3 sheets, with no wasted paper.
Build your answers and check when you are ready.
A moment to understand

Which change preserves the recipe?

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Compare how many times the initial amount was repeated.

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Make a table for 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 lanterns. Explain a situation where the rule would stop applying.

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