Pancake Breakfast Chart
Our Mix:___________________________
1. What is the total amount of our mix needed for different numbers of pancake
eaters?
Number of
servings of
pancakes needed
Mix needed for
one serving of
pancakes
(enough pancakes
for one pancakeeater)
1
3
5
10
What equation models this situation?
October 2014
Total amount of mix needed for this many
servings
2. What is the total amount of water needed for different numbers of pancake eaters?
Number of
servings of
pancakes needed
Water needed for
one serving of
pancakes
(enough pancakes
for one pancakeeater)
1
3
12
17
What equation models this situation?
October 2014
Total amount of water needed for this many
servings
3. What is the total number of boxes of this sized mix needed for different numbers of
pancake eaters?
Number of
servings of
pancakes needed
Number of
servings in one
box of mix
1
3
12
17
What equation models this situation?
October 2014
Total amount of boxes needed for this many
servings
4. What will the cost of our mix be for different numbers of pancake eaters?
Number of boxes
of pancakes mix
needed
Cost of one box
1
4
9
20
What equation models this situation?
October 2014
Total cost of boxes needed for this many pancake
eaters
Total amount of
mix needed for
this many
servings
=
Mix needed for one
serving of
pancakes
(enough pancakes
for one pancakeeater)
Operation needed?
Number of
servings of
pancakes needed
1
3
5
10
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October 2014
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