Question

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

Answer 1

pounds of butter=1/10 (potatoes)
                          =1/10 (12.5)
                          =1.25 pounds

Ellie uses 1.25 pounds of butter