Ellie has 12.5 pounds of potatoes to make mashed potatoes. She uses one-tenth as many pounds of butter as potatoes. How many pou

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2 years ago

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nds of butter does Ellie use?

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irina [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-10T09:15:49+03:00

irina [24]2 years ago

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If there are 12.5 lbs of potatoes and 1/10 of that is the butter, divide 12.5 by 10 to get 1.25 lbs butter.

posledela · Answer 2 · 2022-03-10T10:24:45+03:00

posledela2 years ago

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25/2 x 10/1= 1.25 sorry I fluctuated between fraction and decimal! Lol