Ratio and Fractions | Who Needs Maths?

Duration: 4'52''

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Sanjeev Kohli is having a party. The recipe is for four people and he needs to scale this up for twenty. A professional cook, Emili Fusaro, helps him to calculate and mix the ingredients.

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