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# The Recipe

Math story 95 · Word problems · Grade 4 · 0:34

## Read the story

Mom Owl is making pancakes. For 4 people she needs 300 grams of flour.

Today 8 people are coming, twice as many.

So she needs twice as much flour: 300 times 2 is 600 grams.

**For 4 people you need 250 g of flour. How much flour do you need for 2 people?**

## Answer and working

Correct! Half of it: 250 divided by 2 is 125 grams.

`250 ÷ 2 = 125`