Volume and Capacity

1 Tablespoon = 15mls

Yesterday you used or are going to use 6 Tablespoons of jelly for each colour. How many ml’s does six tablespoons measure.

90

Show your working out either using +, x, -, /

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Write out your strategy here:15+15+15+15+15+15.

My strategy I used: 15+15+15+15+15+15.

Present your answers in this table

Colour

Number of Tablespoons

Number of Millilitres (mls)

Red

6

90

Orange

6

90

Green

6

90

Total-calculate each row

18

250

Yesterday we made 13 pottles of Rainbow Jelly.

13 students will be the first to enjoy the jelly. How many more students need to make jelly and have this yummy privilege. We have 31 students.

18

Show your strategies you used:13/ 14, 15, 16, 17.....

Yesterday we used:

2 packets of green jelly

2 packets of orange jelly

2 packets of red jelly

The jelly will serve 13 students

How many packets do we need for 31 students? 18

Show your strategies you used /13/ 14,15,16.17.....

Recipe: - serves 13 students

2 packets of Jelly

2 cups of hot water

2 cups of cold water

1 cup = 250mls

2 cups = ___________500___________?

If you combined the hot and cold water together how many mls do we need?

Show your strategies:

______250______  mls

Convert this amount into ___2.5_____  litres

 

If you were making traffic light jelly for 31 students - write out the list needed for this amount

Include total including the colours

_____5______ red

_____5_____ orange

_____5____ green

____15___  Total packets of jelly needed for 31 students

____15_______ total cups of hot water

____15________ Total cups of cold/chilled water

How many litres would you need of hot and cold water?

7.5 15 cups+15  cups =30  cups 30 x 250 mls =7500 mls =7.5 ltrs

Work out the number of total tablespoons needed. You can do it by colour first or combine colours together   7500 ÷15  

 

                                                                     

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