This mixed-up recipe performance task is a great way to assess your students for their understanding of:

- mixed numbers
- improper fractions
- converting between fraction types
- fraction word problems
- adding mixed numbers with like denominators
- ordering and simplifying fractions
- finding equivalent fractions
- fractions on a number line

The performance task also allows students to create their own word problems and fraction examples to swap with other classmates to solve! Also, since the task involves a recipe, it incorporates a real-world component to get the students engaged.