Question

Can someone help me please make a COMPLEX word problem for my project?
I will surely give a medal.
Info will be provided.

Answer 1

@e.mccormick

Answer 2

Make a related rates problem :P

Answer 3

Or a volumes problem

Answer 4

 3 cups of peeled
 3 cups of diced pumpkin
 4 3/4 Bunch of fresh spinach (chopped)
 1/2 lb. baby shrimp (peeled and steamed)
 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
 3/4 cup of red chili
 1 1/4 tablespoons of sugar
 1 4/5 teaspoons of salt
 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
 3/4 teaspoon of cumin powder
 2/3 teaspoon of turmeric powder
 1/4 teaspoons of chili powder
 2 tablespoons of grounded/grated coconut

Answer 5

@TuringTest

Answer 6

Please help me! I need this!

Answer 7

what's with the recipes?

Answer 8

Now I'm confused lol, what are the ingredients for o_O, are we cooking something?

Answer 9

Yes @TuringTest @iambatman

Answer 10

is this a language barrier we are having @calculusxy ?
how is your English?

Answer 11

I meant on the first bullet 3 cups of peeled and diced pumpkin

Answer 12

what about it?

Answer 13

I need to produce a word problem (which is complex) and related to the word problem. But I have no idea where to start.

Answer 14

and you want it to be related to diced pumpkins?

Answer 15

No. The whole recipe.

Answer 16

that seems tedious, pointless, and intractable. I suggest you try to think of a more elegant kind of problem with much fewer factors.

Answer 17

But this is what I am stuck with. Please help me.

Answer 18

On the prompt it says "Write one word problem from your recipe".

Answer 19

Just make something up, shouldn't be too hard, I have no interest in helping with this, it's too time consuming.

Answer 20

ooook so we don't have to use the all the ingredients, per se

Answer 21

Not really.

Answer 22

this is calc 1 ?

Answer 23

No. Just a middle school-er word problem.

Answer 24

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Answer 25

lol your username confused both of us XD
ok we can do something here

Answer 26

^

Answer 27

Sorry about that :/ I like Calc, that's why.

Answer 28

you can do things like "if suzie only has only 2.5 cups of peeled and diced pumpkins, what must the ratios for the other ingredients be to keep the proportions the same?"

Answer 29

that should keep a middle-schooler busy... though it's not an assignment I'd want to do at that age lol

Answer 30

Well I wasn't really thinking about that complex. I hope you understand what i mean. I was thinking if I can make a problem with Part A and Part B, where Part B depends on the answer from Part A. If you can help, I will truly appreciate it :)

Answer 31

So a substitution problem?

Answer 32

Take ingrediant a put in b etc.

Answer 33

Ingredient*

Answer 34

No like where you have an answer from the question from Part A in which the answer to Part B will be depended upon. So if you get it wrong, then Part B will be wrong. Vice-versa.

Answer 35

So you're supposed to create a problem based on the recipe?

Answer 36

a) Suzie has only 2 cups of diced pumpkins when she needs 3. How many tablespoons of sugar must she use to keep the same proportions?
b) after making the cake (or whatever it is), 4 more people come. 2 want 1/3 of a cake, and and the other two each want a whole. How many more tablespoons of sugar does she need?

Answer 37

something like that? I don't know about "vice versa", as I can't see how getting b) wrong could affect a)

Answer 38

"Vice-versa" means "the other way around".

Answer 39

yeah, but you said "if they get a) wrong they get b) wrong, and vice versa" but how can the first answer depend on the second *and* the second depend on the first?

Answer 40

I can only see a) being necessary to solve b)

Answer 41

I meant that if the answer to part a is wrong then the answer to part b will be wrong. but vice-versa meant that if the answer to part a is correct then the answer to part b will be correct also.

Answer 42

I see, so does mine fit the bill?

Answer 43

Yeah ( I would say) because I didn't do the problem yet. can you please help me with solving the problem? i will truly appreciate your help towards my project.

Answer 44

actually I should modify it a bit so that b) depends entirely on a), so let's make it
a) Suzie has only 2 cups of diced pumpkins when she needs 3. How many tablespoons of sugar must she use to keep the same proportions?
b) the smaller cake she makes with those proportions become popular, so 4 more people come wanting cakes made with the same proportion ofingredients. 2 want 1/3 of a cake, and and the other two each want a whole. How many more tablespoons of sugar does she need?

Answer 45

part a) is a rather direct proportion problem that can be solved by looking at the ratios
2/3=x/(1+1/4)
solve for x

Answer 46

part b) can be solved by multiplying the total number of desired pies by x

Answer 47

How did you get 1/4?

Answer 48

recipe calls for
3 cups of diced pumpkin
1 1/4 tablespoons sugar

Answer 49

so if we only have 2 cups dice pumpkin
pumpkin available/pumpkin called for=sugar available/sugar called for
2/3=x/(1 1/4)

Answer 50

\[\frac{ 2 }{ 3 }=\frac{ x}{ 1.25 }\]
Is this how it is to be set up?

Answer 51

yes

Answer 52

If I do solve for x, it comes up as to a huge quotient. 0.208333333....

Answer 53

no, you did something wrong

Answer 54

Okay so I first have to multiply 1.25*2 right?

Answer 55

where'd the 3 go?

Answer 56

Well I thought that we were solving for x.

Answer 57

we are

Answer 58

So isn't it supposed to be:
\[1.25 \times 2 = 3x\]

Answer 59

you could do it that way, though it's rather pointless to move the 3 over; you have to move it back where it was again anyway

Answer 60

Can you show what you mean by that @TuringTest

Answer 61

1.25 * 2/3 = x, that's what he means.

Answer 62

\[\frac{ 1.25 \times 2 }{ 3 } = \frac{ 2.5 }{ 3 }=0.8333...\]

Answer 63

that sounds reasonable, I'm not going to break out the calculator... since i don't own one

Answer 64

So how should I put that as my answer?

Answer 65

i'd keep it as a fraction, but that's just me

Answer 66

You can say approximate answer, so it can be 5/6.

Answer 67

Okay. Now up to the second problem.

Answer 68

let me simplify the second part just a bit to avoid confusion, though it makes it a bit easier
b) the smaller cake she makes with those proportions become popular, so 4 more people order cakes made with the same proportion of ingredients. 2 want 1/2 of a cake, and and the other two each want a whole. How many more tablespoons of sugar does she need?

Answer 69

so how many pies does she need to make?

Answer 70

so you want me to use 2.5/3 for this problem also?

Answer 71

why would I want that?

Answer 72

oh you mean for the sugar, yeah

Answer 73

okay so from what i can understand, people want altogether 2 cakes right?

Answer 74

no, 4 people order. two each want a half a cake, and two each want a whole

Answer 75

1/2 + 1/2 = 1
1 + 1= 2
sorry all together 3 cakes right?

Answer 76

yes

Answer 77

proportions right?

Answer 78

not really... we already have the sugar required for each cake is 5/6 tablespoons
so if I make 3 cakes how many tablespoons do I need?

Answer 79

5/6*3?

Answer 80

yep :)

Answer 81

@TuringTest Good job! :P

Answer 82

Thanks @iambatman :D

Answer 83

Okay one more question, how did you get 5/6 (like multiply both by 2)?

Answer 84

5/6 is 2.5/3 because...
2.5=5/2
so
2.5/3=(5/2)/3=5/6

Answer 85

Thanks a lot!!!! @TuringTest

Answer 86

happy to help!

Answer 87

Yeah but where's the square root of negative 1?!

Answer 88

um.... not in this problem thank fully. I don't like imaginary cakes

Answer 89

It wasn't really a cake. It was an Asian food called: "Saag Kumro"

Answer 90

Oh nice. If I ever feel like making it I'll refer to this post :)
See ya 'round!

Answer 91

You too. TY

Answer 92

I guess I should have figured with the shrimp and chili lol XD