Question

Task 10: It takes 10 pounds of potatoes to make 15 pounds of mashed potatoes. At this rate:

How many pounds of mashed potatoes can they make with 15 pounds of potatoes?

Answer 1

The answer is 22.5 lbs or 22 and a half lbs of mashed potatoes.

Explanation:

The ratio of potatoes is 1.5.

10 lbs potatoes * 1.5 = 15 lbs mashed

So 15 lbs potatoes * 1.5 is: 22.5 lbs mashed potatoes.