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1. Sandra is making Sauteed Zucchini with Garlic and Herbs for a dinner party. When half her guest list declined dinner, Sandra had to cut the recipe in half. How much vegetable stock would Sandra now need if the recipe called for 2/3 cup and she needed to cut that in half?
2. Paula is making French Toast Casserole for her family's breakfast. She needs eight whole large eggs for the recipe. If she were converting the eggs into tablespoons, eight eggs would be equivalent to how many tablespoons?
3. Mario is making Ragu Bolognese for his dinner party, but half his group cancelled due to bad weather. Now that he has to cut the recipe in half, how much pancetta would he use if the recipe originally called for 1/4 pound?
4. Dan is making chimchurri for an appetizer, but the recipe asks for 2.5 milliliters of black pepper. If Dan is measuring out milliliters in teaspoons, how many teaspoons of black pepper will he need for his recipe?
5. Sunny is making Chicken Flautas for a special dinner, but all she has available to her are teaspoons. Her recipe calls for one tablespoon of butter. Using US measurements, how many teaspoons would one tablespoon of butter be?
6. For dinner, Anne was making Trumpet Royal Mushrooms with Celery Root and Apple Slaw. She needed eight tablespoons of apple cider vinegar for her slaw. If Anne only had measuring cups with her, how many cups would eight tablespoons equal?
7. Guy is making Bananas Foster for dessert. The recipe calls for one quart of ice cream. How many cups of ice cream is Guy going to get from one quart of ice cream?
8. Paula is making a fudge brownie with cherry mousse for her son's birthday. If she were wanting to cut the recipe in half, how many teaspoons of vanilla would she need if the recipe originally called for one teaspoon?
9. Ingrid is doubling her recipe for Arroz con Leche (rice with milk). Her recipe calls for 1/2 cup of raisins. Because she is doubling the recipe, how many cups of raisins will she now need?
10. "Chicken Vesuvio sandwich", Jeff exclaims to his children when they ask what is for dinner. He drags out the recipe and finds he needs one pint of all purpose flour. Jeff only has measuring cups available to him so he has to do the math. How many cups does he need to make a pint?
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