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Grocery Math
L
amar goes to
culinary
school, where he is learning to be a
chef
. Today, he is planning a special
meal for five of his friends. They will be celebrating a friend’s birthday, so Lamar wants to
have all his friend’s favorite foods: macaroni and cheese, hamburgers, salad, and chocolate
cake. Lamar has chosen recipes, he’s checked to see what ingredients he already has on hand,
and now he has made a grocery list.
Here’s what he plans to buy:
1 pound of macaroni
1 pound of cheese
1 quart of milk
3 pounds of ground beef
1 head of lettuce
3 tomatoes
1 jar of ketchup
1 jar of mustard
1 dozen hamburger buns
5 pounds of flour
5 pounds of sugar
1 package of baking chocolate
1 dozen eggs
a can of baking powder
salt
a bottle of salad dressing
a bottle of vegetable oil
a pound of butter
confectioner’s sugar
