Here’s the completed worksheet with answers and explanations for each cooking measurement question:
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1. How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon?
✔ Answer: 3
🔹 *Explanation:* In standard U.S. cooking measurements, 1 tablespoon (tbsp) = 3 teaspoons (tsp). This is a basic conversion used in recipes.
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2. How many tablespoons are in a cup?
✔ Answer: 16
🔹 *Explanation:* 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces, and since 1 fluid ounce = 2 tablespoons, then 8 × 2 = 16 tablespoons in 1 cup.
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3. There are ___ ½ cups in 1 cup.
✔ Answer: 2
🔹 *Explanation:* If you divide 1 cup into halves, you get two ½-cup portions. So, 1 cup = 2 × ½ cup.
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4. [Image shows six ¼-cup measures] equals how many cups?
✔ Answer: 1 ½ cups
🔹 *Explanation:* Each ¼ cup is 0.25 cups. Six of them: 6 × 0.25 = 1.5 cups, or 1 ½ cups.
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5. 1 cup = ___ ⅓ cups
✔ Answer: 3
🔹 *Explanation:* Since ⅓ + ⅓ + ⅓ = 1, it takes three ⅓-cup measures to make 1 full cup.
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6. There are ___ cups in a gallon.
✔ Answer: 16
🔹 *Explanation:* In U.S. customary units:
- 1 gallon = 4 quarts
- 1 quart = 4 cups
→ So, 4 quarts × 4 cups =
16 cups in a gallon
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✔ Final Answers Summary:
1.
3 teaspoons in a tablespoon
2.
16 tablespoons in a cup
3.
2 ½ cups in 1 cup
4.
1 ½ cups (from six ¼-cups)
5.
3 ⅓ cups in 1 cup
6.
16 cups in a gallon
These are foundational conversions for cooking and baking — knowing them helps you scale recipes up or down accurately!
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of measuring cups and spoons worksheet.
