{"product_id":"recipes-scaling-best-buys-worksheet","title":"Recipes, Scaling and Best Buys | Interactive Digital Lesson | 7 Units, 102 Questions | 11+ \u0026 GCSE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy the end of this lesson your child can take any recipe or shopping question, scale it up, scale it down, or compare two prices, and know instantly which method it needs.\u003c\/strong\u003e A recipe that serves 6 scaled for 14 people gives your child four possible routes. Pick the wrong one and a two-step question turns into a page of ugly decimals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTopics covered:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScaling with a whole number multiplier, for example 4 people to 12 people\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe unitary method, going through one person when nothing divides cleanly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe common factor method, stepping down to a shared number then back up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe common multiple method, stepping up to a shared number then back down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull multi-ingredient recipes, where your child picks the method\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximising one ingredient, and working out which way to round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBest buys, comparing price per 100g and amount per pound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYour child works through this lesson on any screen. They click to reveal each step of a worked example, try the practice questions on paper, then click to check their own answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it's structured:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach unit opens with a worked example your child clicks through line by line, then 10 practice questions colour-coded easy, medium and hard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e102 questions in total\u003c\/strong\u003e, each with a click-to-reveal answer and a reveal-all option\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA final 20-question mixed challenge pulling from all 7 units, so your child has to choose the method as well as do the maths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSix hands-on tools, not just questions.\u003c\/strong\u003e Before each method your child gets a recipe scaler locked to that method. They change the number of people, every ingredient rescales, and the amounts stay hidden until they have worked them out on paper. The best buy comparator does the same for shopping, filling in both routes side by side so your child watches price per 100g and amount per pound land on the same verdict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUse this if:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour child is in Year 4 to Year 11 and freezes when a recipe question has awkward numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou're preparing for the 11+, where recipe scaling and best buy questions come up most years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour child is doing GCSE Foundation and loses marks on proportion and value for money\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou want a resource your child can check their own work with, not one more thing on your to-do list\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt by an \u003cstrong\u003eexperienced maths teacher\u003c\/strong\u003e with over 3,000 hours of one-to-one tutoring experience and a Master's in Education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBetter value as a bundle.\u003c\/strong\u003e This lesson is also part of the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ratio-proportion-mastery-bundle\"\u003eRatio \u0026amp; Proportion Mastery Bundle\u003c\/a\u003e, three lessons covering 19 units and 286 questions for £5.99.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Interactive digital lesson, link sent by email straight after purchase.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuitable for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Year 4 to Year 11, 11+, KS2, KS3, KS4, GCSE Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"School House Learning Centre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53434076627210,"sku":null,"price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/7091\/9434\/files\/recipes-scaling-best-buys-ratio-11-plus-gcse-interactive-lesson.png?v=1785096833","url":"https:\/\/shlc-tutor.co.uk\/products\/recipes-scaling-best-buys-worksheet","provider":"SHLC-Tutors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}