A recipe serves 4 people and needs 3 eggs. How many eggs for 12 people?
Answer
9 eggs
How to solve it
1
Original serves: 4 people
2
Need for: 12 people
3
Multiply by: 12 ÷ 4 = 3
4
Eggs needed: 3 × 3 = 9 eggs
Hints
How many times bigger is 12 than 4?
Multiply the recipe by that factor
12 people is 3 times 4 people