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Amelia used 1/7 of an ounce of butter to make 1/4 of a pound of Jello. How many ounces of butter are needed to make 1 pound of Jello

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Answer:

4/7 ounces of butter makes a pound of jello

Explanation:

7 times 4 is 28, so 4/28 ounces of butter for 7/28 pounds of jello. so 4/28 times 4 is 16/28. 16/28 is our answer, then simplified is 4/7. Thats how we get our answer.

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Answer:

4/7

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