Question

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

Answer 1

Answer: 1.25 pounds of butter

Step-by-step explanation:one tenth of something is the same as dividing that number by 10 so, we divide 12.5 by 10 giving us 1.25