How to halve a recipe: grams, cups and fractions
Half of 150 g is 75 g; half of ¾ cup is ⅜ cup. Use the fraction chart and free ingredient scaler, keeping the original measuring units.
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Use price ÷ quantity × 100 to compare grocery packs. Check a two-for-£3 example against £1.80 each, keeping pack size and checkout cost visible.
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How to halve a recipe: grams, cups and fractions
Half of 150 g is 75 g; half of ¾ cup is ⅜ cup. Use the fraction chart and free ingredient scaler, keeping the original measuring units.
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