Question

You buy butter For $3 a pound one portion of onions compote requires 2.0ounces of butter how much does the a butter for one portion Cost round to the nearest cent

Answer 1

$0.38

Explanation:

First we need to convert pounds to ounces

1 pound = 16 ounces

Thus 16 ounces cost $3

If a portion requires two ounces of butter, we must find out the cost of these 2 ounces, knowing that 16 ounces cost $ 3

ounces cost

16 -- $3

2 -- x

To find the cost x:

`x=(3*2)/(16)=$0.375`

rounding to the nearest cent: $0.38